SOLUTION: Which of the following is the greatest common factor of the terms 48s^5 t^3 u^2 and 40s^3 tu^4^?

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Question 5523: Which of the following is the greatest common factor of the terms 48s^5 t^3 u^2 and 40s^3 tu^4^?
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the common factors are discovered by factoring all terms into prime factors and then multiplying the common terms together:
40s%5E5t%5E3u%5E2 = 2*2*2*5*s*s*s*s*s*t*t*t*u*u
40s%5E3tu%5E4 = 2*2*2*5*s*s*s*t*u*u*u*u
Both terms have 2*2*2*5*s*s*s*t*u*u
so the answer is
40s%5E3tu%5E2