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How do you find the GCF for?:

10m⁵ and 40m⁹

Courtnee from Mitchell, IN 3/12/2013

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One method of finding GCF is to divide the larger by the smaller. Then splitting the numerator and denominator into factors.

40m⁹/10m⁵

4(10)m⁵m⁴/10m⁵

(4m⁴)(10m⁵)/10m⁵

So the GCF is 10m⁵

Amy C. 3/13/2013