GCF of 64d^5-24d^2

Question

64d⁵-24d2

Answer 1

The GCF of both terms is the product of the GCF of the coefficients and the GCF of the variables.  In this case, our coefficients are 64 and -24, so the GCF of those two numbers is 8.  Now, look at the variables, d⁵ and d².  The GCF of those terms is d² because you can only factor out a maximum of d² from both terms.  You can write the GCF of the terms now:

 

8d²(8d³ - 3)