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Find the greatest common factor of these three expressions.
3w^(4),10w^(2), and 6

Find the greatest common factor of these three expressions.\newline3w4,10w2, and 63 w^{4}, 10 w^{2} \text {, and } 6

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Q. Find the greatest common factor of these three expressions.\newline3w4,10w2, and 63 w^{4}, 10 w^{2} \text {, and } 6
  1. Identify Factors: First, we need to identify the factors of each individual term.\newlineFor 3w43w^4, the factors are 33 and w4w^4.\newlineFor 10w210w^2, the factors are 22, 55, and w2w^2.\newlineFor 66, the factors are 22 and 33.
  2. Find Common Factors: Next, we look for common factors among all three expressions.\newlineThe common numerical factor is 33, as it is present in 3w43w^4 and 66 but not in 10w210w^2.\newlineHowever, since 10w210w^2 has a factor of 22, and 66 has a factor of 22, we cannot include 33 as the greatest common factor.\newlineThe common variable factor is w2w^2, as it is the highest power of 3w43w^400 that is present in both 3w43w^4 and 10w210w^2.
  3. Combine to Find GCF: Now, we combine the common factors to find the greatest common factor (GCF). The GCF is the product of all common factors. Since the only common variable factor is w2w^2, and there is no common numerical factor among all three expressions, the GCF is w2w^2.

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