Find the Least Common Multiple (LCM)

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What does LCM stand for

Least Common Multiple

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What does least mean

The smallest value

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What does common mean

The same for both or all numbers

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What does multiple mean

The product of a number times any whole number

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Step 1 to find LCM

List the multiples of each number

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Step 2 to find LCM

Look for the lowest number that appears in all lists

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Step 3 to find LCM

That number is the LCM

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Example find LCM of 2 and 16

Multiples of 2 are 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 multiples of 16 are 16 32 the LCM is 16

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Property infinite multiples

Each number has unlimited multiples

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Property shared multiples

LCM is where lists overlap

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Property smallest value

LCM is always the lowest shared multiple

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