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

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Answer:


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

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