Step 1) Divide 6 and 4 (the last 2 numbers) and bring everything else down
<em>6x^24x+2x+4</em>
Step 2) Place in parentheses
<em>(6x^24x)+(2x+4)</em>
Step 3) Figure out what you can take out of each parentheses.
**In the first one, you can take out 6x because both numbers have x and 6 is the largest number 6 and 24 can go into.**
**In the second one, you can only take out 2 because 2 is the largest number that goes into 2 and 4.**
Step 4) You will know you did it correctly when the parentheses match up
<em>6x(x+4) + 2(x+4)</em> <<< this is how it should look
Answer: <em>(6x+2)(x+4)</em>
