Question

How do you find the GCF of `12x^5y, 56x^2y^3`?

Answer 1

`4x^2y`

Explanation:

`12x^5y=2*2*3*x^5y`
`56x^2y^3=2*2*2*7x^2y^3`
The factors which appear in both terms are
2,2,x,x,y
So the greatest common factor is `4x^2y`