The answers to the fill-in-the-blank questions are:
- A: \( \text{cancel} \)
- B: \( \text{product of factors} \)
- C: \( \text{common} \)
- D: \( 1 \)
Thus, the final answers are:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{align_}
A & : \text{cancel} \\
B & : \text{product of factors} \\
C & : \text{common} \\
D & : 1
\end{align_}
}
\]