Objectives
Examples
For example, 15
+ 25x can be factored as 5(3 + 5x) so we say that
the GCF in 15 +
25x is "5."
Similarly, 
can be factored as follows
,
so the GCF
in
is 
.
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Simply stated, the Greatest Common Factor in an expression
is the largest piece that will divide evenly into each component of the original
expression.
For example, 15
+ 25x can be factored as 5(3 + 5x) so we say that
Similarly,
so the GCF
in |