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What is LCM

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please explain it briefly

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Melisa Peci

This is known as the least common multiple of two or more numbers. Here is an example, some multiples of 3 are: 3,6,9,12. The multiples of 2 are: 2,4,6,8 therefore the smallest common number between 3 and 2 is 6. Let me know if this helps!

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The LCM is the Lowest Common Multiple. The Lowest Common Multiple of two numbers is the smallest number that is a multiple of both of them.

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LCM is the least common multiple. In the case of two numbers, the least common multiple is the smallest number that is a multiple of both numbers.

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Kajol Jain

LCM stands for "Least Common Multiple".


It is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by two or more given numbers without leaving any remainder.



For example, the LCM of 3 and 4 is 12. This is because 12 is the smallest number that is divisible by both 3 and 4 without leaving a remainder.

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The LCM of two numbers is their lowest common multiple. It is the lowest number than can be divided by these two numbers. For example, the lowest common multiple of 2 and 8, is 8.

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It stands for ‘Lowest Common Multiple’. It means, what is the lowest multiple that is common to 2 or more numbers. For example, the LCM of 6 and 8 is 24.

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LCM stands for 'Lowest Common Multiple'. A multiple of a number is the answer when you multiply that number by another number. A common multiple is a multiple that is the same for different numbers. For example 4 and 6 have the some same multiples such as 12, 24, 36 etc. The lowest multiple is just the smallest multiple shared by the numbers, or the lowest number they both fit into exactly. The LCM for 4 and 6 is 12. The LCM for 5 and 10 is 10. When we talk about the multiples of numbers, the numbers must be integers or whole numbers, not fractions or decimals.

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Lowest common multiple that meets the conditions of both numbers

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The LCM, or "lowest common multiple" of two numbers is the smallest number that appears in both numbers' times tables.

For example, if we are trying to find the LCM of 6 and 8, we can look at both of their times tables:

6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36

8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40

We see that the first number to appear in both is 24, so 24 is the LCM of 6 and 8.

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Maryam Butt

LCM is the Least Common Multiple. It is the smallest possible positive number that is the multiple of two or more numbers.

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Francis C

LCM is an abbreviated term for "Lowest Common Multiple" and it is defined as the smallest multiple that two or more number have in common.


For example:


Multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20,...


Multiples of 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30,...


Here the common multiples between 2 and 3 are the numbers 6, 12, and 18. The smallest common multiple is 6. Therefore, the LCM of 2 and 3 is 6.


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LCM is the lowest common multiple between two numbers. In other words, for two numbers x and y, the LCM of x and y is the smallest number which is greater than both x and y, and also divisible by both x and y

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LCM stands for "Lowest Common Multiple", effectively it is the lowest number that occurs in multiplication tables of at least 2 other numbers. For example, the LCM of 4 and 10 is 20.

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LCM is a mathematical concept used to find the smallest positive integer that is divisible by two or more given numbers.

Let's consider an example. Suppose we want to find the LCM of 4 and 6.

First, we list the multiples of each number:

Multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, ...

Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, ...

To find the LCM, we look for the smallest number that appears in both lists. In this case, the number 12 is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both 4 and 6.

Therefore, the LCM of 4 and 6 is 12.

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In maths, LCM usually means the "lowest common multiple." This is the smallest positive number that two numbers can be wholly divided into, without leaving any remainder. In other words, it is the smallest shared multiple between two numbers.


For example, take the numbers 4 and 6. The multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and so on. The multiples of 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, and so on. We want to find the smallest number that appears in both sequences. In this case, it is 12, because 4 and 6 both divide into it evenly. No number smaller than 12 in either sequence can be wholly divided by both 4 and 6.


In reality, the LCM can be useful when analysing sequences, or trying to divide numbers, quanities, or times into intervals.

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