8x and 40y whats the greatest common factor?
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The greatest common factor is 8.
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The greatest common factor of 8x and 40y = 8
Step-by-step explanation:
The given expressions are 8x and 40y
To find,
The greatest common factor of the given expressions
Recall the concept:
To find the greatest common factor of two numbers of expressions, first, write the prime factorization of both the numbers and then write the common factor common to both of them.
If there is more than one prime factor in common, the greatest common factor will be the product of the common factors
Solution:
The prime factorization of 8x = 2×2×2×x
The prime factorization of 40y = 2×2×2×5×y
The common factors of 8x and 40y = 2,2,2
The greatest common factor of 8x and 40y = 8
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