Question

greatest common factor 20 y^8 w^3 x^5 and 16 w^4 x^6

Answer 1

take them apart by taking the letters seperately and then the numbers seperately then combine them

Answer 2

4 y^8 w^3 x^5

Answer 3

between 16 and 20 what is the greatest common factor, please?

Answer 4

4

Answer 5

ok! that is the first part of your final answer, please keep in mind it
now between w^3 and w^4, what is the greatest common factor ?

Answer 6

i dont know what to do with y w x does y stay 8 because there isnt another y

Answer 7

1

Answer 8

no you have to pick the littlest exponent, so?

Answer 9

for the letters you can only do for w and x

Answer 10

please, between w^3 and w^4 what is the power withthe littlest exponent?

Answer 11

so it would be w3 is what you mean

Answer 12

ok! that's the second part of your answer
Now between x^6 and x^5 what is the power with the littlest exponent?

Answer 13

so answer is 4 y^8 w^3 x^5

Answer 14

no there wont be y

Answer 15

no, it is 4 w^3 x^5, since y is not in common

Answer 16

is it clear, please?
you have to consider the common monomials only
and y^8 it is not in common

Answer 17

so your answer is:
\[4w ^{3}x ^{5}\]