Common Factors/ Special Products
Factoring
Factor by Grouping
100

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF):

5a+ 2a2

a2(5a + 2)

100

Factor:

p2 + 12p + 35

(p + 5)(p + 7)

100

Factor by grouping: 

x- 2x+ x - 2

(x+ 1)(x - 2)

200

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF):

30x- 42x

6x(5x - 7)

200

Factor:

z2 - 4z - 21

(z + 3)(z - 7)

200

Factor by grouping: 

n- 8n+ 7n - 56

(n+ 7)(n - 8)

300

Factor:

x2 - 81

(x + 9)(x - 9)

300

Factor:

3x2 - 7x - 10

(3x - 10)(x + 1)

300

Factor by grouping: 

2x- 12x- 7x + 42

(2x- 7)(x - 6)

400

Factor:

p2 - 100

(p + 10)(p - 10)

400

Factor:

5y2 - 22y + 8

(5y - 2)(y - 4)

400

Factor by grouping: 

8m+ 4m- 6m - 3

(4m2 - 3)(2m + 1)

500

Factor out the Greatest Common Factor (GCF):

18n+ 42n+ 6n

6n(3n+ 7n + 1)

500

Factor:

6x2 + 5x - 4

(2x - 1)(3x + 4)

500

Factor by grouping: 

12x- 9x+ 32x - 24

(3x2 + 8)(4x - 3)

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