Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor.
4+10=
Apply the distributive property to factor out the greatest common factor.
4+10=
List the factor of 4.
1,2,4
List the factors of 10.
1,2,5,10
The GCF is 2. Factor out 2 from the expression to obtain this.
4 + 10 = 2(2+5)
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To factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) of two or more numbers, you need to find the largest number that divides evenly into all the given numbers. Then, you can rewrite the expression using the distributive property.
In this case, you need to find the GCF of 4 and 10. The factors of 4 are 1, 2, and 4, while the factors of 10 are 1, 2, 5, and 10. The largest number that divides both 4 and 10 is 2.
Now, we can use the distributive property, which states that for any numbers a, b, and c: a(b + c) = ab + ac.
Applying this to the given expression: 4 + 10 = (2 * 2) + (2 * 5)
Here, we factored out the GCF of 2 from both terms, resulting in (2 * 2) for the 4 and (2 * 5) for the 10. Simplifying further, we get:
4 + 10 = 4 + 10 = 14