The GCF stands for greatest common factor. To represent a sum by its GCF we need to use the distributive property and we need to first find the GCF of the numbers. Let's break each number by its factors:

We now multiply the numbers that appear on both.

We now apply the distributive property:
Answer:
D. 49p² - 64
Step-by-step explanation:
(7p - 8)(7p + 8)
Solving this requires the 'difference of squares' concept which states;
If (a - b)(a + b)
Then the solution must be a² - b²
Considering (7p - 8)(7p + 8) then the answer is;
(7p)² - 8² = 49p² - 64
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
