document.write( "Question 464643: Find the LCM of 21a^2b^6, 3a^4b^8, 14a^5b^8\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"21a%5E2b%5E6%2C=3%2A7%2Aa%2Aa%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3a%5E4b%5E8++=3%2Aa%2Aa%2Aa%2Aa%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Prime factors are \"2\", \"3\", \"7%7D%5D%5D+and+%7B%7B%7Ba%2Aa%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"LCM=2%2A3%2A7+%2A+a%2Aa%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab%2Ab\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"LCM=42%2A+a%5E2%2Ab%5E6\"\r
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