SOLUTION: what is the greatest common factor of 26x^2y 22x^2 2x^3y^2 I am helping my grandson and I am not sure how to do this so I can't help him. Thank you

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Question 879854: what is the greatest common factor of 26x^2y 22x^2 2x^3y^2 I am helping my grandson and I am not sure how to do this so I can't help him. Thank you
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Break down each expression into it's prime factors.
26x%5E2y=2%2A3%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay
22x%5E2=2%2A11%2Ax%2Ax
2x%5E3y%5E2=2%2Ax%2Ax%2Ax%2Ay%2Ay
Each expression has 2 in common and they also have x%2Ax in common.
So,
GCF=2x%5E2