Question

5m^5n + 10m^3

How do I factor this?

Answer 1

i would start by finding a common factor that you can factor out of all of it, for example the coefficients are 5 and 10, so you could pull a 5 out of both and be left with 1 and 2

Answer 2

\[=5m^3(m^{5n-3}+2)\]

Answer 3

what?

Answer 4

\[\Large{5m^{5n}+10m^3=5m^3(m^{5n-3}+2)}\]

Answer 5

I factored out the "5" like @Hope_nicole said and also factored the m^3

Answer 6

its not ^5n i think it is m^5(n)

Answer 7

then @JamesR4494 needs to be more clear about that by using the equation editor below.
but @Hope_nicole then it becomes even more easier

Answer 8

however i could be just reading it wrong and you reading it right...thats why i thought it was not part of the exponent @electrokid , it seemed it would make it very difficult when the initally factoring out the 5 was so simple