You don't. The LCM refers to integers only.
The LCM of 3 and 9 is 9.
You need at least two numbers to find an LCM.Two or more numbers are needed to find the Lcm
The LCM of two numbers is sometimes the product of the two numbers.
If the GCF and the LCM are both 144, then so are both of the numbers.
Just write a method or function that calculates the LCM for two numbers at a time. Then calculate the LCM for the first two numbers, get the LCM of the result with the third number, etc.Just write a method or function that calculates the LCM for two numbers at a time. Then calculate the LCM for the first two numbers, get the LCM of the result with the third number, etc.Just write a method or function that calculates the LCM for two numbers at a time. Then calculate the LCM for the first two numbers, get the LCM of the result with the third number, etc.Just write a method or function that calculates the LCM for two numbers at a time. Then calculate the LCM for the first two numbers, get the LCM of the result with the third number, etc.
You need at least two numbers to find an LCM.
lcm is applied for postive numbers only!
The same as with positive numbers. You need at least two numbers to find a GCF.
The LCM of one number is itself. LCM involves two or more numbers.
For this you will need a couple of helper algorithms. The first is the GCD (greatest common divisor) which is expressed as follows:procedure GCD (a, b) isinput: natural numbers a and bwhile ab doif a>blet a be a-belselet b be b-aend ifend whilereturn aThe second algorithm is the LCM (least common multiple) of two numbers:procedure LCM (a, b) isinput: natural numbers a and b return (a*b) / GCD (a, b)Now that you can calculate the GCD and LCM of any two natural numbers, you can calculate the LCM of any three natural numbers as follows:procedure LCM3 (a, b, c) isinput: natural numbers a, b and c return LCM (LCM (a, b), c)Note that the LCM of three numbers first calculates the LCM of two of those numbers (a and b) and then calculates the LCM of that result along with the third number (c). That is, if the three numbers were 8, 9 and 21, the LCM of 8 and 9 is 72 and the LCM of 72 and 21 is 504. Thus the LCM of 8, 9 and 21 is 504.
Ignore the negative signs. Since negative integers also include the factors of their positive counterparts, the answer will be the same as if they were both positive.
This does not work when one of the numbers is negative.
The LCM of 28 and 16 is 112 The LCM of 2, 8 and 16 is 16
To calculate the LCM, you first have to split the numbers up into their prime factors: 64 = 2x2x2x2x2x2 72 = 2x2x2x3x3 The next step is to calculate the HCF. In this case it will be 2x2x2 = 8. Finally, you multiply the two numbers and divide by the HCF: 64x72/8 = 576 And therefore the LCM of 64 and 72 is 576.
You don't. The LCM refers to integers only.
The LCM is 56.