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30 October, 22:36

What is the gcf of 16x^5y^2+40x^4y^3

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  1. 31 October, 01:04
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    Step-by-step explanation:

    Since

    16

    x

    5

    y

    2

    ,

    40

    x

    4

    y

    3

    contain both numbers and variables, there are two steps to find the GCF (HCF). Find GCF for the numeric part then find GCF for the variable part.

    Steps to find the GCF for

    16

    x

    5

    y

    2

    ,

    40

    x

    4

    y

    3

    :

    1. Find the GCF for the numerical part

    16

    ,

    40

    2. Find the GCF for the variable part

    x

    5

    ,

    y

    2

    ,

    x

    4

    ,

    y

    3

    3. Multiply the values together

    Find the common factors for the numerical part:

    16

    ,

    40

    The factors for

    16

    are

    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    8

    ,

    16

    .

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    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    8

    ,

    16

    The factors for

    40

    are

    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    5

    ,

    8

    ,

    10

    ,

    20

    ,

    40

    .

    Tap for more steps ...

    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    5

    ,

    8

    ,

    10

    ,

    20

    ,

    40

    List all the factors for

    16

    ,

    40

    to find the common factors.

    16

    :

    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    8

    ,

    16

    40

    :

    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    5

    ,

    8

    ,

    10

    ,

    20

    ,

    40

    The common factors for

    16

    ,

    40

    are

    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    8

    .

    1

    ,

    2

    ,

    4

    ,

    8

    The GCF for the numerical part is

    8

    .

    GCF

    Numerical

    =

    8

    Next, find the common factors for the variable part:

    x

    5

    ,

    y

    2

    ,

    x

    4

    ,

    y

    3

    The factors for

    x

    5

    are

    x



    x



    x



    x



    x

    .

    x



    x



    x



    x



    x

    The factors for

    y

    2

    are

    y



    y

    .

    y



    y

    The factors for

    x

    4

    are

    x



    x



    x



    x

    .

    x



    x



    x



    x

    The factors for

    y

    3

    are

    y



    y



    y

    .

    y



    y



    y

    List all the factors for

    x

    5

    ,

    y

    2

    ,

    x

    4

    ,

    y

    3

    to find the common factors.

    x

    5

    =

    x



    x



    x



    x



    x

    y

    2

    =

    y



    y

    x

    4

    =

    x



    x



    x



    x

    y

    3

    =

    y



    y



    y

    The common factors for the variables

    x

    5

    ,

    y

    2

    ,

    x

    4

    ,

    y

    3

    are

    x



    x



    x



    x



    y



    y

    .

    x



    x



    x



    x



    y



    y

    The GCF for the variable part is

    x

    4

    y

    2

    .

    GCF

    Variable

    =

    x

    4

    y

    2

    Multiply the GCF of the numerical part

    8

    and the GCF of the variable part

    x

    4

    y

    2

    .

    8

    x

    4

    y

    2
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