Find the GCF 8x and 22xy.
Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the variables 8x and 22xy
Find the greatest common factor
In order to do so, determine first if the two variables have a common term. In such case, it can be seen that they both have the x variable.
Next is to determine if the smaller number is a factor of the larger number, if not then find what number can factor the two numbers.
8 and 22 are both factorable by 2. We combine the common variable x, and 2 together, in order to come up with their greatest common factor which is 2x.
Greatest Common Factor (GCF) = 2x