Find the LCM.
-$50 x^{5} y, 30 x^{4} y^{3}, 15 x^{2} y^{4}$
A) $50 x^{5} y^{4}$
B) $30 x^{5} y$
C) $150 x^{5} y^{4}$
D) $75 x^{20} y^{12}$

Question

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The LCM of the given expressions is found by taking the highest power of each prime factor present in any of the expressions. For the numbers, the LCM of 50, 30, and 15 is 150. For $x$, the highest power is $x^{5}$, and for $y$, the highest power is $y^{4}$. Therefore, the LCM is $150 x^{5} y^{4}$.

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