SOLUTION: Find the LCM of the following terms 27 x2y3, 36 xy2 and 36 y2z

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Question 587615: Find the LCM of the following terms
27 x2y3, 36 xy2 and 36 y2z
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Find the LCM of the following terms
27 x2y3, 36 xy2 and 36 y2z
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factor each term using prime numbers:
(3*3*3) x^2y^3, (2*2*3*3)xy^2 and (2*2*3*3)y2z
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for each factor, collect the one that occurs most often:
(2*2*3*3*3)x^2y^3z
108x^2y^3z