SOLUTION: what is the least common multiple of 4w^(2)y^(3) and 6wy^(2)

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Question 720770: what is the least common multiple of 4w^(2)y^(3) and 6wy^(2)
Answer by Simnepi(216) About Me  (Show Source):
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to find the lowest common multiple of two numbers
Multiply the numbers and divide by their highest common factor.
So
4w%5E2y%5E3%2A6wy%5E2=24w%5E3y%5E5
and their greatest common factor is
2wy^2
dividing gives us
%2824w%5E3y%5E5%29%2F%282wy%5E2%29=12w%5E2y%5E3