GCF Polynomials with Variables

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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 numbers?

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List the factors of each number and identify the largest factor that appears in both lists.

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What is the GCF of 24 and 36?

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The GCF is 12.

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What does it mean to factor a polynomial?

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Factoring a polynomial means to express it as a product of its factors.

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What is the GCF of the terms 24c^5 and 12c^3?

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The GCF is 12c^3.

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Factor the polynomial: 24c^5 - 12c^3

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12c^3(2c^2 - 1)