What is the GCF of #23x ^ { 4} ,x ^ { 2}#?
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Explanation:
The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is the largest term that can be found that is a factor of both of these terms.
Split it into two parts.
The GCF of the constants and the GCF of the variables.
Constants:
Our constants are
So what is the largest number that fits into both
Well...
So the GCF of our constants is
Variables:
Our variables are
That would be
and
We can't take more than
So our GCF is the GCF of our constants times the GCF of our variables...
But remember we already know there is a