Question

Find the GCF of each pair of monomials.
48t, 60st

Answer 1

The GCF is 12t

Explanation:

Here, we want to calculate the greatest common factor of the given polynomials

To do this, we need to write each as the product of its prime factors

We have this as;

48t = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * t

60st = 2 * 2 * 3 * 5 * s * t

we then bring out pairs of similar terms

So the GCF would be;

2 * 2 * 3 * t = 12t