What is the greatest common factor of 16x4y3 and 12x2y7?

The greatest common factor, or GCF, is the greatest factor that divides two numbers. To find the GCF of two expression

1.     List the prime factors of each number.

2.     Multiply those factors both numbers have in common. If there are no common prime factors, the GCF is 1.

16x^4y^3 = ( 4*4)(x*x*x*x)(y*y*y)

12x^2y^7 = (4*3)(x*x)(y*y*y*y*y*y*y)

So common to them is 4x^2y^3 

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john wilson is depicted as an extremely intelligent man. the point of the excerpt is to make a sort of distinction between emotional and rational intelligence. he happens to have both attributes, but he clearly favors his intellectual gifts. at the same time, because of his religious background, he's a little bit conflicted with this and it makes him ashamed.

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