First it would be easiest to factor out the 2.
2x2-8y2
2(x2-4y2)
Then you factor the part in the parenthesis as follows
2(x-2y)(x-2y) which can be simplified as 2(x-2y)2
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a proper factor is a factor.
a factor bug is a factor
A composite factor is a factor that is a composite number, as opposed to a prime factor which is a factor that is a prime number.
If it does not factor properly then you cannot factor it.
Factors are divisors. A factor times a factor will equal a product.