GCF (Greatest Common Factor)

Warm Up

Name_____________________
Period______

Simplify the following:

1. 7(C5 )( C 2)

2. (d4 )

3. X( X + 3)

4. 2y( y 6)

5. ( f + 2) (f 4)

6.

8.

GCF (Greatest Common Factor)

Notes

Name_____________________
Period______

Find the GCF of each pair of numbers:

1. 12, 33 ___

2. 8, 36 ___

3. 8, 32 ___

Vocabulary
1) ______________: to break expressions down into products

2) _______________: the largest term that will divide two or more

terms evenly
Examples - Factor out the GCF of each polynomial
1.

5x + 15y

2.

3x2 9x

3.

4y 14

4.

6x2 + 12x + 21

5.

a + 8a2b ab

6.

7m + 28mn + 35m2n

7.

6c2d2 28c3d4

8.

8e4f3 20ef5

9.

3v2 27v - 30

10.

3x3 + 3x2 + 6x =

Application.
11.

The area of a rectangle is 3x2 6x.

If the width is 3x then what is the length.

12.

Given the area and the width, find the length.

L = ____________

W = 2x

13.

A = 4x3 - 6x2 + 2x

The area of a rectangle is 20x4 - 10x3 + 15x2.

If the width is 5x2 then what is the length?

Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

Homework

Name____________________________
Period_________Date_______________

Factor.
1.

12x + 18y =

6.

3xyz + 7x2y 5y =

2.

7x2 21x =

7.

a3b4c2 2abc =

3.

8ay 18a =

8.

a2 + 4ab + 4b2 =

4.

12x2 + 18x + 24 =

9.

9x4 9x2 =

5.

9x3y 12x2y2 =

10.

5t2 20m =

11.

12.

r3t + rt2 =

6x3 21x4y2 + 3x2y =

Application.
15.

The area of a rectangle is

12x4 8x3 - 4x2. If the width
is 4x2 then what is the length?

16.

Given the area and the width, find

the length.
L = ____________

13.

20x3y2 + 12x2y =

W = 6x2

17.
14.

50x2y 8x =

A = 24x5 - 12x3 + 6x2

Given the area and the width, find

the length.
L = ____________

W = 5x

18.

A = 20x5 - 10x3 + 15x

The area of a rectangle is 8x4 6x.

If the width is 2x then what is the
length?