Given: the polynomial is,
[tex]20x^5+4x^3+12x^2[/tex]
The GCF is the highest common factor.
For the given polynomial,
[tex]\begin{gathered} 20x^5+4x^3+12x^2=4x^2(5x^3)+4x^2(x)+4x^2(3) \\ =4x^2(5x^3+x+3) \\ \text{Hence, GCF is 4x}^2 \end{gathered}[/tex]
