When it comes to solving integer properties questions, it's often useful to be able to come up with values that meet the given conditions.
For example, if we're told that positive integers j and k have a greatest common divisor of 15, what are some possible values of j and k? Can you quickly come up with 3 or 4 pairs of values?
Some possibilities are: j = 15 and k = 15 (easy!), or j = 30 and k = 15, or j = 30 and k = 45, or j = 15 and k = 150, etc.

What about the given question? Can you find values of x and y such that the greatest common divisor of x and 3y is 9, and the least common multiple of 3x and 9y is 81?
How about x = 27 and y = 3?
Or perhaps x = 9 and y = 9?

Once we're able to identify values that satisfy the given information, it's easy to determine the value of 81xy

If we use x = 27 and y = 3, then 81xy = (81)(27)(3) = (3^4)(3^3)(3^1) = 3^8
If we use x = 9 and y = 9, then 81xy = (81)(9)(9) = (3^4)(3^2)(3^2) = 3^8

Cheers,
Brent