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The GCF of 8x and 40 is 8.
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ANSWER

The greatest common factor is
[tex]8[/tex]

EXPLANATION

We want to find the greatest common factor of
[tex]8x \: and \: 40.[/tex]



We use prime factorization to find the greatest common factor of
[tex]8x \: \: and \: \: 40.[/tex]


The prime factorization of 8x is,

[tex]8x = {2}^{3} \times x[/tex]

The prime factorization of 40 is

[tex]40 = {2}^{3} \times 5[/tex]



The greatest common factor of 8x and 40 is

[tex] {2}^{3} = 8[/tex]

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