Question

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

Answer 1

The terms given are

$50x^3,40x^5$

Factor the following terms

$50x^3=2\cdot5^2x^3$$40x^5=2^3\cdot5x^5$

Hence the GCF of the following term is

$10x^3$