Question

Find the greatest common factor of 8m 3 and 6m 4

Answer 1

ANSWER

$2{m}^{3}$

EXPLANATION

The expressions are

$8 {m}^{3} = {2}^{3} \times {m}^{3}$

and

$6 {m}^{4} = 2 \times 3 {m}^{4}$

The greatest common factor is the product the least powers of the common factors.

$= 2 {m}^{3}$