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Question
Find the greatest common factor (GCF/HCF) of the following polynomial:
a2b3, a3b2
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Solution
The common literals appearing in the three monomials are a and b.
The smallest power of x in the two monomials is 2.
The smallest power of y in the two monomials is 2.
The monomial of common literals with the smallest powers is a2b2.
Hence, the greatest common factor is a2b2.
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