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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