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Edkowiez2x

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2022-02-01

How do you find the Least common multiple of

16 x^{2} y, 32 x

sazrelomi0s

Beginner2022-02-02Added 13 answers

Step 1
The least common multiple in this case can be found by writing the factors of both the terms.

16 x^{2} y = 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times x \times x \times y

32 x = 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times x

We find the common terms which are

2^{4}

and x in this case.
The terms left are 2, x and y.
To get the LCM, we multiply the common terms with the terms that are left.
So,

L C M = 2^{4} \times x \times 2 \times x \times y

Therefore,

L C M = 32 x^{2} y

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