document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=846565>Question 846565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  i can figure out how to find the GCF for polynominals. I see what others put as an answer but I dont know how they got it. For example, whats the gcf for iliteral terms: m^7n^4p^3 and mn^12p^3 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #509837 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=509837\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> put multiplication symbols between the variables so you know what's being multiplied by what.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(m^7 * n^4 * p^3) +/- (m * n^12 * p^3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you look for the common factor that can be divided into this expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that common factor is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(m * n^4 * p^3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is because m divides evenly into m^7 and m, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "n^4 divides evenly into n^4 and n^12, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and p^3 divides evenly into p^3 and p^3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is also the factor that will be brought out of that original expression after the division has been performed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your expression will look like this after the division has been performed:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(m * n^4 * p^3) * (m^6 + n^8)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply these factors together, you will get the original expression.\r<BR>\n" );
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