How do you find the LCM of $18xy^2, 15y^3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-03T11:24:45

$90xy^3$

$18xy^2 = 2* 3^2 * x * y^2$
$15y^3 = 3* 5 * y^3$

(For LCM, you should choose the greatest power of each factor. )
$:. LCM = 2 * 3^2 * 5 * x * y^3 = 90xy^3$

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