Question

How do you find the GCF of `10x^4y^3-5x^3y^2+20x^2y`?

Answer 1

`5x^2y`

Explanation:

`10x^4y^3-5x^3y^2+20x^2y`

Greatest Common Factor (GCF):
GCF of 10, 5, 20 = 5
GCF of x^4, x^3, x^2 = x^2
GCF of y^3, y^2, y = y
thus:
`10x^4y^3-5x^3y^2+20x^2y`
`GCF = 5x^2y`