Question

Find the GCF (greatest common factor) of the following terms.{40x^5, 50x^3}

Answer 1

We need to find the GCF of

$\begin{gathered} 40x^5 \\ and \\ 50x^3 \end{gathered}$

Let's break apart the two expressions:

$\begin{gathered} 40x^5=2\cdot2\cdot2\cdot5\cdot x\cdot x\cdot x\cdot x\cdot x \\ 50x^3=2\cdot5\cdot5\cdot x\cdot x\cdot x \end{gathered}$

The common factors of both the terms are 2 * 5 * x * x * x, which is

$10x^3$

Answer$10x^3$