Find the GCF.
-$s^{5} t^{3}, s^{2} t^{5}$
A) $s^{7} t^{5}$
B) $s^{2} t^{3}$
C) $s^{5} t^{3}$
D) $s^{2} t^{2}$

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The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two expressions is found by taking the lowest power of common variables. Here, $s^{2}$ is the lowest power of $s$ (since both expressions have $s$ but the lowest power is 2) and $t^{3}$ is the lowest power of $t$ (since both expressions have $t$ but the lowest power is 3). Therefore, the GCF is $s^{2} t^{3}$.

Find the GCF s5t3,s2t5s^{5} t^{3}, s^{2} t^{5}s5t3,s2t5 A) s7t5s^{7} t^{5}s7t5 B) s2t3s^{2} t^{3}s2t3

Find the GCF $s^{5} t^{3}, s^{2} t^{5}$ A) $s^{7} t^{5}$ B) $s^{2} t^{3}$