SOLUTION: Greatest common factor for monomials 16x^2z,40xz^2,72z^3 I believe the answer is 10z^2 since the x is not in all the monomials

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Question 162087This question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate
: Greatest common factor for monomials
16x^2z,40xz^2,72z^3 I believe the answer is 10z^2 since the x is not in all the monomialsThis question is from textbook Elementary and Intermediate

Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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10 is not a factor of 16 or 72. Also the first term only has one z.
You need to find a common factor of all. Start by listing all the factor of 16, 40 and 72.And then see what variables they have in common and make sure the same number is in all.
16x%5E2z
16 = 1,2,4,8,16
x%5E2= x, x
z = z
40xz%5E2
40 = 1,2,4,5,8,10,20,40
x = x
z%5E2 = z , z
72z%5E3
72 = 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,24,36,72
z%5E3=z,z,z
Now list what is the greatest common of all.
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