It seems that $ 25x^{2}-37x-624 $ cannot be factored out.
Step 1: Identify constants $ a $ , $ b $ and $ c $.
$ a $ is a number in front of the $ x^2 $ term $ b $ is a number in front of the $ x $ term and $ c $ is a constant. In this case:
Step 2: Multiply the leading coefficient $\color{blue}{ a = 25 }$ by the constant term $\color{blue}{c = -624} $.
$$ a \cdot c = -15600 $$Step 3: Find out two numbers that multiply to $ a \cdot c = -15600 $ and add to $ b = -37 $.
Step 4: All pairs of numbers with a product of $ -15600 $ are:
| PRODUCT = -15600 | |
| -1 15600 | 1 -15600 |
| -2 7800 | 2 -7800 |
| -3 5200 | 3 -5200 |
| -4 3900 | 4 -3900 |
| -5 3120 | 5 -3120 |
| -6 2600 | 6 -2600 |
| -8 1950 | 8 -1950 |
| -10 1560 | 10 -1560 |
| -12 1300 | 12 -1300 |
| -13 1200 | 13 -1200 |
| -15 1040 | 15 -1040 |
| -16 975 | 16 -975 |
| -20 780 | 20 -780 |
| -24 650 | 24 -650 |
| -25 624 | 25 -624 |
| -26 600 | 26 -600 |
| -30 520 | 30 -520 |
| -39 400 | 39 -400 |
| -40 390 | 40 -390 |
| -48 325 | 48 -325 |
| -50 312 | 50 -312 |
| -52 300 | 52 -300 |
| -60 260 | 60 -260 |
| -65 240 | 65 -240 |
| -75 208 | 75 -208 |
| -78 200 | 78 -200 |
| -80 195 | 80 -195 |
| -100 156 | 100 -156 |
| -104 150 | 104 -150 |
| -120 130 | 120 -130 |
Step 5: Find out which factor pair sums up to $\color{blue}{ b = -37 }$
Step 6: Because none of these pairs will give us a sum of $ \color{blue}{ -37 }$, we conclude the polynomial cannot be factored.