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A production supervisor is organizing a manufacturing floor layout and uses the polynomial expression 6x23x4x+2{}6x^2 - 3x - 4x + 2 to model the total area needed for two assembly lines. To find the specific dimensions of the workspace, the supervisor factors this expression by grouping.

The supervisor groups the expression into two pairs: (6x23x)(6x^2 - 3x) and (4x+2)(-4x + 2). First, they factor out the greatest common factor of 3x{}3x from the first pair, resulting in 3x(2x1){}3x(2x - 1). Next, they must factor a constant out of the second pair, (4x+2)(-4x + 2), so that the remaining binomial factor matches the (2x1)(2x - 1) from the first pair.

To achieve this common binomial factor, the supervisor must factor out the constant ____.

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