Question

What is the greatest common factor of 4x^5 y^12 - x^15 y + 8x^10 y^8

Answer 1

GCF: x^5y

Explanation:

4x^5 y^12 = x^5y (4y^11)

x^15 y = x^5y (x^10)

8x^10 y^8 = x^5y (x^5y^7)

So

GCF of 4x^5 y^12 - x^15 y + 8x^10 y^8 = x^5 y