SOLUTION: what is the least common multiple of b^3, b^2c, and b^2c^2

Question 553037: what is the least common multiple of b^3, b^2c, and b^2c^2
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you are finding the least common multiple involving variables, you must have each variable raised to the highest power of the variable.

In this case, you have b and c. The highest power of b is , and the highest power of the c variable is . So the answer is .

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