Question 24 • CMS 2026-2027 NC Math 1 CREDIT RECOVERY
For the greatest common factor to be 5m²n², both terms must contain at least 5, m², and n², and their numerical coefficients must have a greatest common factor of exactly 5. A) 15m²n² and C) 5m⁴n³ meet these conditions: the coefficient GCF is 5, and the smallest exponents are m² and n². The other choices either lack enough powers of m or n, or have a coefficient that would make the numerical GCF different.
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