Question

Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial

48x6 + 6x2 – 26x3

Answer 1

`48x^(6)+6x^(2)-26x^(3)`
You can list the factors of each term:

`48x^(6):2*2*2*2*3*x*x*x*x*x*x\\ 6x^(2):2*3*x*x\\ 26x^(3):-1*2*13*x*x*x`
The only factors that repeat are 2, x, and x. So your GCF for the whole term is
`2x^(2)`.