Answer
$y^2(y^2+17y-18)$
Work Step by Step
By taking a common monomial factor and then by factoring the remaining term, we get:
$$
y^4 + 17y^3 -18y^2=y^2(y^2+17y-18)=y^2(y-1)(y+18)
.$$
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