Factor out the greatest common monomial factor: 2a+10b

Question

Please help me do this problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 2, making the factored expression

2(a + 5b)

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

The greatest common factor of 2a and 10b is 2, so if you divide each of these by 2, you get 2(a+5b)