What is the GCF 8x^3-20x^2

Ican figure out 20 shares multiply by $117.98 =2359.6920 shares multiply by $124.32=2486.40then take 40 shares multiply by $128.48=5139.20after that i'm lost any be greatly appreciated.

In exponential growth functions, the base of the exponent must be greater than 1,how would the function change if the base of the exponent were 1? how would the fiction change if the base of the exponent were between 0and 1

This is about circle theorems. someone asap : (