How do you find the Least common multiple of #16x^2y, 32x#?

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Arnav
Nov 29, 2016

#LCM = 32x^2y#

Explanation:

The least common multiple in this case can be found by writing the factors of both the terms.
#16x^2y = 2xx2xx2xx2xx x xx x xxy#
#32x = 2xx2xx2xx2xx2xx 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, LCM = #2^4xx x xx2xx x xxy#
Therefore, LCM = #32x^2y#

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