Question

Find the greatest common factors (GCF / HCF) of the following polynomials :

$2x^3{y}^2,10x^2{y}^3,14xy$

Answer 1

$2x^3{y}^2,10x^2{y}^3,14xy$

HCF of 2, 10, 14 = 2

HCF of $x^3,x^2,x=x$

HCF of $y^2,y^{3}y=y$

$\therefore$HCF = 2xy