Question

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Find the greatest common factor of these two expressions:
30x^8 w^4 v^3 and 12w^7 v^5

Answer 1

`Factor = 6w^4 v^3`

Explanation:

Given

`30x^8 w^4 v^3` and
`12w^7 v^5`

Required

Determine the common factor.

To do this, we simply factorize each. SO, we have:

`(1)\ 30x^8 w^4 v^3=: 2 * 3 * 5 * x^8 * w^4 * v^3`

`(2)\ 12w^7 v^5:=\ 2 * 2 * 3 * w^4*w^3 * v^3 * v^2`

Check for similar factors.

`Factor = 2 *3 * w^4 * v^3`

`Factor = 6w^4 v^3`

The above represents the similar factor