SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: Find the GCF: 6x, 12xy, 18y. Thanks

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Question 22807: Please help me solve this problem:
Find the GCF:
6x, 12xy, 18y.
Thanks

Answer by rapaljer(4551) About Me  (Show Source):
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GCF means the Greatest Common Factor, which means the largest factor that divides into all three terms. It may contain numbers and variables. First look at the numbers. The largest number that divides into 6, 12,and 18 is 6. There are NO variables that divide into all three terms, so the GCF = 6.

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