SOLUTION: Find the LCM of 35x^4 and 175x^5

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Question 626491: Find the LCM of 35x^4 and 175x^5
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the prime factorization of each:

35x^4: 5*7*x*x*x*x

175x^5: 5*5*7*x*x*x*x*x


Now highlight the common and unique terms to get: 5*5*7*x*x*x*x*x = 175x^5


So the LCM is 175x%5E5
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