What is the greatest common factor of the terms in the polynomial 12 x to the 4th power plus 27 x cubed plus 6 x squared ?

The greatest common factor of the coefficients 12, 27, and 6 is 3. Each term has at least x squared, since the smallest power of x is x². Therefore, the greatest common factor is 3x², which is choice C.

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