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FactorTerms

FactorTerms[poly]
pulls out any overall numerical factor in poly.

FactorTerms[poly, x]
pulls out any overall factor in poly that does not depend on x.

FactorTerms[poly, {x₁, x₂, ...}]
pulls out any overall factor in poly that does not depend on any of the x_i.

FactorTerms automatically threads over lists in poly, as well as equations, inequalities and logic functions.

Pull out an overall numerical factor, but do no further factoring:

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