The Lowest Common Multiples
What is the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 3 and 5?
- The LCM of two numbers is the smallest number that both numbers divide evenly into. In this case, 15 is the smallest number that both 3 and 5 divide evenly into.
What is the LCM of 6 and 8?
- The multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36... and the multiples of 8 are 8, 16, 24, 32, 40... The smallest number that appears in both lists is 24.
What is the LCM of 9 and 12?
- The multiples of 9 are 9, 18, 27, 36, 45... and the multiples of 12 are 12, 24, 36, 48... The smallest number that appears in both lists is 36.
What is the LCM of 7 and 14?
- Since 14 is a multiple of 7, the LCM of 7 and 14 is 14.
What is the LCM of 5 and 10?
- Since 10 is a multiple of 5, the LCM of 5 and 10 is 10.
What is the LCM of 15 and 25?
- The multiples of 15 are 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90... and the multiples of 25 are 25, 50, 75, 100... The smallest number that appears in both lists is 75.
What is the LCM of 8 and 12?
- The multiples of 8 are 8, 16, 24, 32, 40... and the multiples of 12 are 12, 24, 36, 48... The smallest number that appears in both lists is 24.
What is the LCM of 11 and 22?
- Since 22 is a multiple of 11, the LCM of 11 and 22 is 22.
What is the LCM of 13 and 26?
- Since 26 is a multiple of 13, the LCM of 13 and 26 is 26.
What is the LCM of 10 and 20?
- Since 20 is a multiple of 10, the LCM of 10 and 20 is 20.
