SOLUTION: Find the greatest common factor of the two expressions 22t^7x^6 and 24tx^7y^4

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Question 297241: Find the greatest common factor of the two expressions
22t^7x^6 and 24tx^7y^4
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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22t%5E7x%5E6=2%2A11%2At%5E7%2Ax%5E6
24tx%5E7y%5E4=2%5E3%2A3%2At%2Ax%5E7%2Ay%5E4
Look at each of the prime factors they have in common:(2,t,x).
Then pick the lowest exponent between the two expressions.
2-exponent 1
t-exponent 1
x-exponent 6
Then put it together
2%5E1%2At%5E1%2Ax%5E6=2tx%5E6