How do you factor x^3y^3 - 8? Algebra Polynomials and Factoring Factoring Completely 1 Answer Deepak G. Aug 4, 2016 =(xy-2)(x^2y^2+2xy+2) Explanation: x^3y^3-8 or (xy)^3-2^3 Since a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2) or =(xy-2)((xy)^2+2xy+2) =(xy-2)(x^2y^2+2xy+2) Answer link Related questions What is Factoring Completely? How do you know when you have completely factored a polynomial? Which methods of factoring do you use to factor completely? How do you factor completely 2x^2-8? Which method do you use to factor 3x(x-1)+4(x-1) ? What are the factors of 12x^3+12x^2+3x? How do you find the two numbers by using the factoring method, if one number is seven more than... How do you factor 12c^2-75 completely? How do you factor x^6-26x^3-27? How do you factor 100x^2+180x+81? See all questions in Factoring Completely Impact of this question 2194 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License