SOLUTION: How do factor out the greatest common factor of 56m8 + 32m6 +40?

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Question 267899: How do factor out the greatest common factor of 56m8 + 32m6 +40?
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56m^(8)+32m^(6)+40m^(3)
Factor out the GCF of 8m^(3) from each term in the polynomial.
8m^(3)(7m^(5))+8m^(3)(4m^(3))+8m^(3)(5)
Factor out the GCF of 8m^(3) from 56m^(8)+32m^(6)+40m^(3).
8m^(3)(7m^(5)+4m^(3)+5)
The GCF (Greatest Common Factor) is the term in front of the factored expression.
Answer: 8m^(3)