This math skill involves comparing two large numbers expressed in factored form. By systematically canceling out common factors from each side, the remaining simpler expressions determine which original expression is larger.
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Comparing large factored numbers
Test your understanding of comparing large factored numbers by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Which of these factored expressions is larger?
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If we look at the 2 on each side, we can remove a 2 to the power of 6 from both sides
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Likewise, we can remove a 5 to the power of 6 from each side
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5 to the power of 1 is just 5, and so on, so we are left with 15 being greater than 14. Our left side is greater.