4, 8 and 12 are the first 3 common multiples of 2 and 4
The first three multiples of 4 are 4, 8 and 12. For them to be common, they need to be compared to another set of multiples.
8,16,24
8, 16, 24
They are 4, 8 and 12
the common multiples are most all of the multiples of 8
24, 48, 72
8/10/12
24, 48, 72
24, 48, 72
40, 80, 120
Well, honey, the common multiples of 4, 8, and 16 are numbers that all three can divide evenly into. So, the first few common multiples would be 16, 32, 48, and so on. Just keep adding 16 to get more of those bad boys. Happy counting!