That's going to depend on where you start and in which direction you go.
If you begin at zero and move in the direction of increasing numbers, then
the first three multiples of 3 are 3, 6, and 9, the first three multiples of 2
are 2, 4, and 6, and the first three COMMON multiples of 2 AND 3 that
you'll encounter are 6, 12 and 18.
The first three multiples of 2 are 2, 4, 6. For them to be common, they need to be compared to another set of multiples.
4, 8 and 12 are the first 3 common multiples of 2 and 4
The first three multiples of 235 are 235, 470 and 705. For them to be common, they need to be compared to another set of multiples. The first three common multiples of 2, 3 and 5 are 30, 60 and 90.
2, 4, 6
12, 24, and 36
First three common multiples of 2 and 6 are 6, 12 and 18.
10, 20 and 30.
2 8 12
24 and 48
Instead of writing multiples of 36 and 96 and then sorting out the common multiples the much better way is to find the LCM of 36 and 96.LCM stands for Least Common Multiple and the first common multiple is the LCM.LCM of 36 and 96 can be found by prime factorization method:36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 396 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 32 x 2 x 3 is common and the LCM is obtained by multiplying the common portion(2 x 2 x 3) with the remaining portion(2 x 2 x 2 x 3).LCM = 2 x 2 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 288.LCM of 36 and 96 is 288.The first three common multiples of 36 and 96 are the first three multiples of 288.So, the first three common multiples are 288, 576 and 864.
Multiples of 1 include 1, 2 and 3. For them to be common, they need to be compared to another set of multiples.
14, 28, 42