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What is the least common multiple of 15 and 32 and a factor tree?
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15
3,5
32
16,2
8,2,2
4,2,2,2
2,2,2,2,2
2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 480, the LCM
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What is the trick to finding the least common multiple?
Prime factor tree!
What is the lowest common multiple of 14 and 35?
The least common multiple of the numbers 35 and 14 is 70.
What is a factor tree look like?
A factor tree is when you take a number and bring it down to prime numbers. You do this by diving the number, and drawing to lines from the number and putting the two numbers that multiply into the starting number. You do that until you have all prime numbers. This skill can be usefull for greatest common factor and lowest commen multiple.
What is the least common number of factors?
Actually, there is no answer to this question. You must have a secific number(s) like 27 and 45, their Least Common Multiple(LCM) is 135 in the use of some methods; Listing method and the Factor tree Method. I know that these methods are the easy ways to get to the LCM, but there is much, much more easier, and that is ===> The decomposition method.! :D enjoy solving problems and thanks for reading.
What is the GCF of 40 and 35?
All I did was make a factor tree. The GCF (Greatest Common Factor) is 5. :)
What is the trick to finding the least common multiple?
Prime factor tree!
What is the lowest common multiple of 14 and 35?
The least common multiple of the numbers 35 and 14 is 70.
What is the greatest common factor of a factor tree?
You need at least two factor trees to find a GCF.
How do you use a factor tree to find a Least Common Denominator?
The factor tree finds the prime factorization of a given number. Combining the prime factorizations of two denominators correctly will give you their least common denominator.
How can you find a greatest common multiple by using a factor tree?
Trees aren't necessary. The greatest common multiple of any set of numbers is always infinite.
Do you always multiply to get a multiple?
Not exactly. You can use the factor tree method to find the least common multiple of two numbers. I'm not a nerd so I'm not a math genius. That would be a good question for a math teacher!
How do you find least common multiple and greatest common factor by using the factor tree?
greatest common factor the tree way:ex:25&30 25 30 ^ ^ 5x5 5x6 5x5 are prime numbers so leave it. 5x ^ 5x2x3 2x3=6 then line them up like this:25:5x5 30:5x2x3 then make sum matches.5 and 5 are the only matches so the greatest common factors are 5
What is the least common multiple of 8 14 21?
you would have to make a factor tree for 8, 14, and 21. 8 equals 2*2*2. 14 equals 7*2 and 21 equals 7*3. Then you have to see what is the lowest number that they have in common. 8,14,21 do not have a number in commone so there isn't a common multiple.
What is the least common multiple of 96 and 84?
Least common multiple is computed by finding both factor trees and using the greatest power of all common factors factors or 84 are 2,2,3,7 so, [2^2 * 3 * 7] factors of 96 are 2,2,2,2,2,3 so [2^5 * 3] LCM is 2^5 * 3 * 7 = 672 Always check. Divide the answer by the original numbers and check if the quotients are relatively prime. 672 / 84 = 8 672 / 96 = 7 8 and 7 have no factors in common, so this is the answer. If they did have a common factor, you would have to divide by that factor to get the answer, because you had missed one in your factor tree.
What is the least common multiple of 20 and 26?
The least common multiple (LCM) is often also called the lowest common multiple or smallest common multiple. Keep in mind that these different terms all refer to the same thing: the smallest positive integer which is a multiple of two or more numbers.The least common multiple of 26 and 30 is 390.390
What is the use for a tree diagram?
Calculate probability and if you mean factor tree diagram, it can find the prime factors of any number.
How do you use a factor tree to find the greatest common factor of 88?
A factor tree will show you the prime factorization of 88. Comparing that prime factorization of 88 and another number will you show you the GCF between the two. You need at least two numbers to find a GCF.
