Bot GPT 4-o mini To factor the expression \( 81s - 72 \), we first look for the greatest common factor (GCF) of the two terms.
- The factors of \( 81 \) are \( 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 \).
- The factors of \( 72 \) are \( 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 72 \).
The GCF of \( 81 \) and \( 72 \) is \( 9 \).
Now we can factor out \( 9 \) from the expression:
\[ 81s - 72 = 9(9s - 8) \]
So, the factored form of \( 81s - 72 \) is:
\[ 9(9s - 8) \]
This product has a whole number greater than 1, which is \( 9 \).
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