Question

Find the greatest common factor of 15x 2 y 3 and -20x 3 yz.

Answer 1

there's no gcf

Answer 2

hint: \(\begin{array}{cccllll}
15x^2y^3&&-20x^3yz\\
\uparrow &\qquad &\uparrow \\
3\cdot {\color{brown}{ 5}}\cdot {\color{brown}{ x\cdot x}}\cdot y\cdot {\color{brown}{ y}}\cdot y&&-2\cdot 2\cdot {\color{brown}{ 5}}\cdot x\cdot {\color{brown}{ x\cdot x\cdot y}}z
\end{array}\)

Answer 3

@jdoe0001 there's not gcf bc it also has 2 n 2 can't go into 15 evenly n 2 is a prime # so nun else can be divided into it bc of tht