How do you find the GCF of #8a^2# and 11?

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NickTheTurtle
Apr 1, 2017

#1#

Explanation:

See greatest common divisor on Wikipedia for more explanation.
Step 1:
Factor both into prime factors.

#8a^2=2*2*2*a*a#
#11=11#

Step 2:
Find common factors. The only common factor is 1 though.

Step 3:
Multiply the common factors.

#gcd(8a^2, 11)=1#

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