Answer
$-12(y+3)(y-3)$
Work Step by Step
Factoring the negative $GCF=
-12
$ results to $
-12(y^2-9)
$. Using $a^2-b^2=(a+b)(a-b)$ or the factoring of the difference of 2 squares, then,
\begin{array}{l}
-12(y^2-9)
\\=
-12(y+3)(y-3)
.\end{array}