Group the first third and fourth terms as a square trinomial: Factor the trinomial That's the difference of two squares: [2(2m-1)-n][2(2m-1)+n] [4m-2-n][4m-2+n] ---------------- -3xy+6+2y-9x Notice that 6 is 3 times 2 and -9 is 3 times -3. So rearrange the terms like this, positive ones first and negative ones last: 6+2y-9x-3xy Factor the first two by taking out a 2. Factor the last two by taking out -3x 2(3+y)-3x(3+y) Take out common factor (3+y) (3+y)(2-3x) Edwin