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Find the greatest common factor of 15b^2 and 4m^4
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To find the greatest common factor of 15b^2 and 4m^4, we need to determine the highest power of each prime factor that appears in both numbers.
First, let's prime factorize both numbers:
15b^2 = 3 * 5 * b * b
4m^4 = 2 * 2 * m * m * m * m
The common factors between the two numbers are 1, b^2, and 1 (since they have no factors in common for the numbers).
Therefore, the greatest common factor of 15b^2 and 4m^4 is just 1.
First, let's prime factorize both numbers:
15b^2 = 3 * 5 * b * b
4m^4 = 2 * 2 * m * m * m * m
The common factors between the two numbers are 1, b^2, and 1 (since they have no factors in common for the numbers).
Therefore, the greatest common factor of 15b^2 and 4m^4 is just 1.
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