Question

Find the greatest common factor of x²y and xy²​

Answer 1

Answer:

xy

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's take a look at what factors $x^2y$ and $xy^2$ have in common.

$x^2y$ is composed of $x^2$ and y, and $xy^2$ is composed of x and $y^2$. Notice that both x and y are factors of them, so the gcf is xy.