Find the least common multiple...x, 2x^2, and 3x^5...I got 6x...is this right?
2007-08-26 07:25:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
No. It's 6x^5.
Factors of x are ( x )
Factors of 2x^2 are ( 2,x,x )
Factors of 3x^5 are ( 3,x,x,x,x,x )
Factors of the LCM are the smallest possible set containing each of the above sets.
i.e. ( 2,3,x,x,x,x,x ) giving 6x^5
...whereas the HCF is formed from the biggest set contained WITHIN each of the above sets, i.e. (x) so the HCF is x.
I thnk that you must be mixing up the rules for HCF and LCM.
2007-08-26 07:33:29 · answer #1 · answered by joncummins1968 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it would be x^2
2(x^2)
3x^3(x^2)
2007-08-26 07:35:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it is not.
2007-08-26 07:34:12 · answer #3 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋