Factor ac+ad+bc+bd

$a c + a d + b c + b d$

Step 1

Factor out the greatest common factor from each group.

Group the first two terms and the last two terms.

$(a c + a d) + b c + b d$

Factor out the greatest common factor (GCF) from each group.

$a (c + d) + b (c + d)$

Step 2

Factor the polynomial by factoring out the greatest common factor, $c + d$ .

$(c + d) (a + b)$