Greatest Common Factor, Monomials

Sal explains that the most significant common factor of any number is the largest number divisible into both monomials and not necessarily the number with the most significant value. He breaks down two numbers into their prime factors as...

Use division and factoring to determine the leading one coefficient. This presentation thoroughly explains how to factor a trinomial to determine its common factors.

How do you know that a binomial can be factored using the difference of squares? First try finding the greatest common factor and pulling that out. Then take a look at what is left. Are the coefficients perfect squares? Then it could be...

Looking for the least common multiple, not the greatest common factor. It's so easy to mix these up. It may seem a little confusing at first because there are variables and exponents in the monomial examples. Watch this video and get...

Introduce your class to the greatest factor on earth. The group of videos introduces factoring polynomials by finding the greatest common factor (GCF). They connect finding the GCF of the terms in a polynomial to finding the...

Video demonstrates how to identify the greatest common factor of a polynomial and use it to factor a given binomial. [5:28]

Use prime factorization to find the greatest common factor of three given values. Okay. But what if there doesn't seem to be any integer that is common in all three given values? Well, then, the greatest common factor must be 1. Not sure...

Use prime factorization to find the greatest common factor of four given values. What are the factors that all four given values have in common? Identify them, and then multiply together to get the greatest common factor. Just like that....

There are four terms in this polynomial. Try to factor it by grouping the terms. Confused? Try to get four terms into the product of two binomials? Still confused? Watch the instructor as she goes through the steps to group and regroup...

Shortcut the work in finding total volumes. Pupils determine a polynomial expression that would represent the combined volume of three boxes. Each box has the same height, and the scholars rewrite the expression by factoring out the...