Find GCF: To factor the expression completely, we first look for the greatest common factor (GCF) of the two terms 36x2y4z5 and 3xyz4.
Divide by GCF: The GCF of 36x2y4z5 and 3xyz4 is 3xyz4 because 3 is the largest integer that divides both 36 and 3, x is the highest power of x that divides both x2 and x, 3xyz40 is the highest power of 3xyz40 that divides both 3xyz42 and 3xyz40, and 3xyz44 is the highest power of 3xyz45 that divides both 3xyz46 and 3xyz44.
Write as Product: We divide each term by the GCF to find the other factor.36x2y4z5÷3xyz4=12xy3z and 3xyz4÷3xyz4=1.
Check Factored Expression: Now we can write the original expression as the product of the GCF and the other factor. 36x2y4z5+3xyz4=3xyz4(12xy3z+1).
Check Factored Expression: Now we can write the original expression as the product of the GCF and the other factor. 36x2y4z5+3xyz4=3xyz4(12xy3z+1).We check to ensure that the factored expression, when expanded, gives us the original expression.3xyz4(12xy3z+1)=36x2y4z5+3xyz4.
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