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Bot GPT 3.5 To find the greatest common factor (GCF), we first need to factor out any common factors between the numbers -28y and -24.
-28y = -1 * 2^2 * 7 * y
-24 = -1 * 2^3 * 3
The GCF of -28y and -24 is the product of the smallest powers of each factor that appears in both numbers. Therefore, the GCF is:
GCF = -1 * 2^2 = -4
To factor out the GCF from -28y and -24, we divide each term by the GCF:
-28y / -4 = 7y
-24 / -4 = 6
Therefore, the GCF of -28y and -24 is -4 and the factored expression is -4(7y + 6).