Q. Find the greatest common factor.2r2,3r2Write your answer as a constant times a product of single variables raised to exponents.______
Factorization of 2r2: First find the complete factorization of 2r2.2=2r2=r×r2r2=2×r×r
Factorization of 3r2: Now, find the complete factorization of 3r2.3=3r2=r×r3r2=3×r×r
Common Factor of 2r2 and 3r2: We found:2r2=2×r×r3r2=3×r×rFind the greatest common factor of 2r2 and 3r2.The only common factors are r and r because the constants 2 and 3 are different prime numbers and have no common factors.3r20Greatest common factor: 3r21