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FINDING THE GREATEST COMMON FACTOR OF VARIABLE EXPRESSIONS

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EXAMPLES:
Find the greatest common factor of  6x  and  8xy :
Answer: 2x

Find the greatest common factor of  3x2y  and  5x2y2 :
Answer: x^2y
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