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How can you determine whether the LCM of two numbers is the product of the numbers or is less than the product of the numbers explain?
If the two numbers have no common factors other than 1, the LCM will be their product. If there are other common factors, the LCM will be less.
How can you determine if the least common multiple of 2 numbers is the product of the 2 numbers or less than the product of the 2 numbers?
If the GCF of a given pair of numbers is 1, the LCM will be equal to their product. If the GCF is greater than 1, the LCM will be less than their product. Or, stated another way, if the two numbers have no common prime factors, their LCM will be their product.
How can you determine from the prime factorization whether the least common multiple of two numbers is the product of the number?
If the two numbers have no common prime factors, the LCM will be the product of the numbers.
Is the LCM of two numbers that have no common factors their product?
The LCM of two numbers is one of the numbers when one of the numbers is a multiple of the other. The LCM of two numbers is the product of the numbers when they are relatively prime. In all other cases (like consecutive even numbers that aren't 2 and 4) the LCM is as you describe.
What is the LCM of two numbers that have no common factors greater that 1?
Their product.
Is The LCM of two numbers that have no common factors is their product?
Yes, this is true
When will the Least Common Multiple LCM of two numbers be the product?
When the two numbers have no common factors. This is called relatively prime.
How can you determine whether the LCM of two numbers is the product of the numbers or is less than the product if the numbers?
By finding out whether they have any factors in common. If the only factor they have in common is 1, the LCM will be their product. If they have more factors in common, their LCM will be less than their product.
What is the LCM of -4 and 11?
Since the two numbers have no factors in common, the LCM is -4x11=-44
What is the LCM of two number that have no greater common factors than one?
If two numbers have no common factor greater then one, then their LCM is the two numbers multiplied together. Example: 9 and 14 have no common factors. Their LCM is 9 x 14, which is 126.
What are 2 numbers that have the LCM of no common factors that are greater than one?
Two numbers that have no common factors greater than one are considered co-prime or relatively prime. Their LCM is their product.
Why do you think the least common multiple is not always the product of the two numbers?
The prime factorization of the LCM will contain all the prime factors of the two original numbers. When the original numbers don't have any prime factors in common, (the GCF is 1) the LCM will be their product. When the two original numbers have prime factors in common (the GCF is 2 or more) the duplicates will be discarded and the LCM will be less than their product.
