Lesson 10-1: Factors

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Lesson 10-1 Factors Greatest Common Factor
(GCF)

• Plan
• L10-1 Notes
• Study Guide

• Objective
• Factor monomials

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What is a factor?

• A factor is a number which multiplied by another
  gives a product.

factors
product
? All numbers have 1 pair of factors ? 1
itself. ? Number are of 2 types 1) Prime
only 1 pair of factors 2) Composite more than
1 pair of factors.
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Prime Factorization

• Prime factorization is the process of breaking
  down a number to factors which are all prime.
• Find the prime factorization of 42

42
6
7
2?3 ?7
2
3
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Factoring and GCF

• Factoring is breaking a monomial into its prime
  factors.
• Finding the GCF then is stating all the factors 2
  (or more) expressions have in common

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Factor 28 24x2y3 Find the GCF 14,
56 12a5b3, 28a2b4