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How do you find the greatest common factor of #5c^3# and #11c^2#?

Answer 1

Skylar Adams

#c^2#

Rewrite the both numbers in smalles factors. #5c^3 = 5*c*c*c# #11c^2 = 11*c*c#

See which factors are in common and then you get #c*c = c^2#.

So you can rewrite #5c^3# as #c^2 * 5c# and #11c^2# as #c^2 * 11#.

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Answer 2

Julian Avila

To find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 5c^3 and 11c^2, you need to identify the highest power of the common variable 'c' and the lowest coefficient.

The highest power of 'c' common to both terms is c^2.

The lowest coefficient common to both terms is 1 (since 5 and 11 don't share a common factor other than 1).

So, the GCF of 5c^3 and 11c^2 is 1 * c^2, which simplifies to c^2.

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