What is the greatest common factor of 15x^3y^2 and 20x^4y^4?

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Sumit Saxena · Answer 1 · 2019-03-16T14:46:13+0000

First we have to find the factors of 15x³y²

15x³y² = 3 * 5x³y² 

Then we have to find the factors of 20x⁴y⁴

20x⁴y⁴ = 2²x¹y² * 5x³y²

Now we have to find the common factors to both numbers.

The common factors are 5x³y²

Answer : GCF = (15x³y²,20x⁴y⁴) = 5x³y²

Hope this helps!

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