How do you factor $4a^3 b^4z^3 + 2a^2bz^4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-19T00:40:20

$4a^3b^4z^3+2a^2bz^4=2a^2bz^3(2ab^3+z)$

Both of the terms are divisible by $2a^2bz^3$ so we can separate that out, but no further factorisation is possible.

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