Factor out the greatest common monomial factor: 6y+15

Question

I need help with my math worksheet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post your question!

The greatest common monomial factor (GCMF) means that you want to find the largest number that divides into both terms of the expression.

In this case that would be 3, making the factored expression

3(2y + 5)

I hope that helps you get moving in a better direction on this type of question! Feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions beyond that :)

Answer 2

You first want to look at the values that make up the expression, 6y and 15. Obviously, you can't take a y out, because y is only in one of the values. Now, you compare 6 and 15. These have a common factor of 3, so you need to divide each by 3. You get a final answer of 3(2y+5)