Question

Is this prime or can it be factored?

Answer 1

Factor the following:
6 x^2 - 19 x + 10
Factor the quadratic 6 x^2 - 19 x + 10. The coefficient of x^2 is 6 and the constant term is 10.
The product of 6 and 10 is 60. The factors of 60 which sum to -19 are -4 and -15.
So 6 x^2 - 19 x + 10 = 6 x^2 - 15 x - 4 x + 10 = 2 x (3 x - 2) - 5 (3 x - 2):
2 x (3 x - 2) - 5 (3 x - 2)
Factor 3 x - 2 from 2 x (3 x - 2) - 5 (3 x - 2):
Answer:  (3 x - 2) (2 x - 5)