Question

How do you factor the monomial `-17x^3y^2z` completely?

Answer 1

`-17x^3y^2z = -17 xx x xx x xx x xx yxx yxxz`

Explanation:

You will not usually have to find factors of a monomial because it is already one term.

All you can do is to write it as the product of its prime factors:

`-17x^3y^2z = -17 xx x xx x xx x xx yxx yxxz`