SOLUTION: factor out the greatest common monomial factor. 3s to the fourth =16s

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Question 587925: factor out the greatest common monomial factor.
3s to the fourth =16s

Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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3s%5E4=16s
The numbers 3 and 16 have no common factor (other than 1).
The letter part has s on both sides, and both sides have s as a factor, so s is a common factor, and taking it out we get
s%283s%5E3%29=s%2816%29
16 and 3s%5E3 have no factors in common so we are done factoring.
The greatest common monomial factor is highlight%28s%29.