Q. What is the greatest common factor of 14c3,70c4, and 28c2 ?
List Prime Factors: List the prime factors of each term.For 14c3, the prime factors are 2, 7, and c multiplied by itself three times (c∗c∗c).For 70c4, the prime factors are 2, 5, 7, and c multiplied by itself four times (20).For 21, the prime factors are 2, 2, 7, and c multiplied by itself twice (26).
Identify Common Factors: Identify the common prime factors. The common prime factors of 14c3, 70c4, and 28c2 are 2, 7, and at least two c's because those are the factors they all share.
Determine GCF: Determine the greatest common factor (GCF). The GCF is the product of the common prime factors using the lowest exponent for the variable c found in all terms. Since the term with the lowest exponent of c is c2, we use c2. The GCF is 2×7×c2=14c2.
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