Question

Find the greatest common factor of these two expressions.
12u^6v^8 and 8u^5v^4y^7

Answer 1

Biggest number both of them can get into.

Answer 2

Find the factors of 12 and 8.

12:

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

8:

1, 2, 4, 8

So what's the greatest common factor?

Answer 3

What's the biggest number both of them have there? @NadiaElhaj_1

Answer 4

ugh sorry I've been try to respond but my computer kept freezing and is it 4 ?

Answer 5

@iGreen

Answer 6

@iGreen is it ?

Answer 7

Yep, it is.

Answer 8

Now we have 'u' and 'v'.

Answer 9

Which one has the smallest exponent?

Answer 10

U?

Answer 11

@iGreen

Answer 12

@iGreen is it ?

Answer 13

No, which one has the smallest exponent out of:

\(\sf 12u^6v^8\) and \(\sf 8u^5v^4y^7\)

Which one has the smallest exponent on 'u' and 'v'?

Answer 14

8 does right..?

\(\sf u^5\) and \(\sf v^4\)

So our final common factor is:

\(\sf 4u^5v^4\)

Answer 15

omg thank you soooo much

Answer 16

No problem..