LCM

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What is the Least Common Multiple (LCM)?

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The LCM of two or more numbers is the smallest number that is a multiple of each of the numbers.

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How do you find the LCM of two numbers?

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You can find the LCM by listing the multiples of each number and finding the smallest common one.

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What is the LCM of 2 and 3?

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6

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What is the LCM of 4 and 5?

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20

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What is the LCM of 8 and 12?

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24

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What is the relationship between LCM and GCF (Greatest Common Factor)?

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The product of the LCM and GCF of two numbers is equal to the product of the numbers.

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Find the LCM of 10 and 15.

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30

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Find the LCM of 7 and 14.

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14

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What is the LCM of 1 and any number?

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The LCM is the number itself.

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How can prime factorization help in finding the LCM?

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By finding the prime factors of each number, you can multiply the highest powers of each prime to get the LCM.