Question

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

$6x^{3}y\text{and}18x^2{y}^3$

Answer 1

$6x^{3}y\text{and}18x^2{y}^3$

HCF of 6, 18 = 6

HCF of $x^3\text{and}{x}^2=x^2$

HCF of y and $y^3=y$

$\therefore HCF=6x^{2}y$