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The least number that has 2, 3, and 4 as factors is 12.
Three is prime, because the number 3 only has 2 factors 1 and itself and the number 4 has 3 factors 1,2, and 4 (you can tell if a number is prime when it has 2 factors and if a number has more than 2 it is composite)
The number 6: with factors 1, 2, 3 and 6.
12
If you disregard 1 and the number itself, then 12, with the factors 2, 3, 4 and 6. If you include 1 and the number itself, then 6 with factors 1, 2, 3 and 6.
The least number that has 2, 3, and 4 as factors is 12.
Three is prime, because the number 3 only has 2 factors 1 and itself and the number 4 has 3 factors 1,2, and 4 (you can tell if a number is prime when it has 2 factors and if a number has more than 2 it is composite)
4 : with factors 1, 2 and 4
A prime number is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself. It has no other factors. The factors of 3 are 1 and 3. It can be factored only as 1 x 3. The factors of 4 are 1, 2, and 4. It can be factored as either 1 x 4 or 2 x 2. The factors of 10 are 1, 2, 5, and 10. it can be factored as either 1 x 10 or 2 x 5. Therefore, 3 is the prime number.
To find the least common multiple (LCM), first factor each of the numbers. The factors of 4 are 2*2. The factors of 9 are 3*3. List the factors of the first number, 4, which is 2*2. List all factors from the second number that are not included in the first number, which is 3*3. The LCM is 2*2*3*3 or the original numbers 4*9 = 36. The LCM of 4 & 9 is 36.
The number 6: with factors 1, 2, 3 and 6.
The factors of 4 are 1, 2, and 4 .
12
A factor is a number that can be divided into the given number with no remainder. The factors of 12 are 1 and 12, 2 and 6, 3 and 4.
If you disregard 1 and the number itself, then 12, with the factors 2, 3, 4 and 6. If you include 1 and the number itself, then 6 with factors 1, 2, 3 and 6.
1, 2, 3 and 4
12 is a composite number. Its factors are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. 4 is also a composite number. Its factors are 1, 2, and 4. Any number that has factors in addition to 1 and itself is a composite number.