Can the LCM be 1

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/20/2019

No, as LCM deals with two or more numbers. The only way for it to be one is if you only had 1. But you can't find the LCM of a single number, there must be two or more. So, there is no LCM of 1.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

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