Q. Find the greatest common factor.6p2, 8p3Write your answer as a constant times a product of single variables raised to exponents.______
Factorization of 6p2: First find the complete factorization of 6p2.6=2×3p2=p×p6p2=2×3×p×p
Factorization of 8p3: Now, find the complete factorization of 8p3.8=2×2×2p3=p×p×p8p3=2×2×2×p×p×p
Find Greatest Common Factor: We found:6p2=2×3×p×p8p3=2×2×2×p×p×pFind the greatest common factor of 6p2 and 8p3.Common factors are 2, p, and p.2×p×p=2p2Greatest common factor: 2p2