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Does this polynomial have a GCF greater than 1?

Does this polynomial have a GCF greater than 1?-example-1
User Pmwood
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9514 1404 393

Answer:

yes, 5

Explanation:

There is no factor of x in every term, so we only need look at the coefficients. Those are 5, 80, 320. All are multiplies of the smallest one, 5.

The greatest common factor is 5.

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