Factoring GCF

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What is the Greatest Common Factor (GCF)?

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The GCF is the largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.

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How do you find the GCF of two terms?

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1. List the factors of each term. 2. Identify the largest factor that appears in both lists.

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Factor the expression: 56a³ - 8a.

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8a(7a² - 1)

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Factor the expression: 5ab²c¹¹ + 2bc⁵.

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bc⁵(5abc⁶ + 2)

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What is the GCF of 10a²b³ and 20a²b²?

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10a²b²

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Factor the expression: x² - 5x.

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x(x - 5)

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What is the GCF of 12 and 18?

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6

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How do you factor out the GCF from an expression?

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1. Identify the GCF of the terms. 2. Divide each term by the GCF. 3. Write the expression as the GCF multiplied by the simplified expression.

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Factor the expression: 3x² + 6x.

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3x(x + 2)

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What is the GCF of 15x²y and 25xy²?

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5xy