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(x4)(x2+4x+16)
(x-4)*(x^2+4x+16)

Step by Step Solution

Step  1  :

Trying to factor as a Difference of Cubes:

 1.1      Factoring:  x3-64 

Theory : A difference of two perfect cubes,  a3 - b3 can be factored into
              (a-b) • (a2 +ab +b2)

Proof :  (a-b)•(a2+ab+b2) =
            a3+a2b+ab2-ba2-b2a-b3 =
            a3+(a2b-ba2)+(ab2-b2a)-b3 =
            a3+0+0-b3 =
            a3-b3


Check :  64  is the cube of   4 
Check :  x3 is the cube of   x1

Factorization is :
             (x - 4)  •  (x2 + 4x + 16) 

Trying to factor by splitting the middle term

 1.2     Factoring  x2 + 4x + 16 

The first term is,  x2  its coefficient is  1 .
The middle term is,  +4x  its coefficient is  4 .
The last term, "the constant", is  +16 

Step-1 : Multiply the coefficient of the first term by the constant   1 • 16 = 16 

Step-2 : Find two factors of  16  whose sum equals the coefficient of the middle term, which is   4 .

     -16   +   -1   =   -17
     -8   +   -2   =   -10
     -4   +   -4   =   -8
     -2   +   -8   =   -10
     -1   +   -16   =   -17
     1   +   16   =   17
     2   +   8   =   10
     4   +   4   =   8
     8   +   2   =   10
     16   +   1   =   17


Observation : No two such factors can be found !!
Conclusion : Trinomial can not be factored

Final result :

  (x - 4) • (x2 + 4x + 16)

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