Factor the GCF from each term in the expression. Can you please show me the steps on how you reached your answer? Thank you!!

8m^7+6m^4-4m^2

1 answer

look at the m's. the lowest m term is m^2, and it is common to them all.

factor it out.

m^2 ( 8m^5+6m^2 -4)

now look at the numbers. a 2 can be factored out:
2m^2 ( 4m^5+3m^2 -2)

That is it.