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What is the LCM of a3b2 and a2b5?

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The answer is a^2b^2, because the smallest exponent of the a's is 2 and the same thing with the b's. Therefore, that's the LCM (or least common multiple), because it is the smallest value the two terms share with one another. **When writing an exponent on a computer, you use a carrot (^) to represent the exponent.

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