Answer
$(x^2+2)(x-4)$
Work Step by Step
$x^3-4x^2+2x-8=x^2(x)+x^2(-4)+2(x)+2(-4)=x^2(x-4)+2(x-4)=(x^2+2)(x-4)$
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