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Intermediate Algebra — 1.3: Factoring Polynomials Using the GCF

Learn the four-step method for factoring polynomials by extracting the Greatest Common Factor. Starting from the connection between distribution and factoring, this lesson walks through progressively challenging examples — from simple two-term expressions to multi-variable polynomials and fractional coefficients — with full verification at every step. Key concepts covered: • Factoring as the reverse of distribution • Finding the GCF: largest shared coefficient combined with the lowest power of each shared variable • The four-step checklist: find GCF, write it outside parentheses, divide each term, verify by redistributing • Why dividing a term by itself yields 1, never 0 • Confirming that inner terms are relatively prime (share no common factor beyond 1) • Factoring out a negative GCF to keep the leading term inside the parentheses positive • Multi-variable GCF extraction using minimum exponents across all shared variables • Handling fractional coefficients (dividing by 1/9 equals multiplying by 9) • Why clearing fractions by factoring is valid but multiplying both sides by a constant only applies to equations ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SOURCE MATERIALS The source materials for this video are from    • Intermediate Algebra Lecture 6.1:  Factori...