Q. What is the greatest common factor of 15n5,30n3, and 45n2 ?
List Prime Factors: List the prime factors of each term.For 15n5, the prime factors are 3, 5, and n5.For 30n3, the prime factors are 2, 3, 5, and n3.For 45n2, the prime factors are 3, 3 (or 32), 5, and 34.
Identify Common Factors: Identify the common prime factors.The common prime factors of 15n5, 30n3, and 45n2 are 3, 5, and the lowest power of n that appears in all terms, which is n2.
Calculate GCF: Calculate the greatest common factor (GCF).The GCF is the product of the common prime factors using the lowest powers of the variables that appear in all terms.GCF = 3×5×n2=15n2
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