Yes, as long as the numbers are positive.
The LCM or least common multiple is 253. In this case, the greatest common factor of the two numbers is 1. That is to say, they have no other common factors. We call these numbers relatively prime. When two numbers are relatively prime their LCM is always the product of the two numbers.Sometimes it is easier to find the greatest common factor than to find the least common multiple by looking at multiples of both numbers. This is true if the numbers are primes like 11 and 23. So if you are give two primes, the LCM will always be the product of the two numbers.
The least common multiple of the numbers 7 and 43 is 301.
The least common multiple of 6 and 35 is 210. Because 6 and 35 are co-prime (that is, they have no common factors), their LCM is their product.
The least common multiple (LCM) refers to a multiple that is COMMON to two or more numbers. If you have only one number - whether or not it is a prime - you cannot have a least COMMON multiple.
Yes - if two numbers share no common factors (besides 1) the least common multiple will be the product of the numbers.
yes
Sometimes, not always.
Yes.
The product of all pairs of prime numbers is always the least common multiple of the two prime numbers.
Yes, the least common multiple is the product of the two numbers or the lowest number that both multiples can go into.
Yes, as long as the numbers are positive.
No, this will find a common multiple, but not always the least. For example, 2 and 4 have a least common multiple of 4 but if you multiply them you get 8. In fact, the LCM will only be the product of two numbers if the numbers have no common factors. We call numbers with no common factors relatively prime.
7 times 23. The product of 2 numbers is always a common multiple but not necessarily the least. Question for you : When is the LCM the product ? Think about the relation between the product, the LCM and the Greatest Common Factor.
Not always. The product of two numbers will always be a common multiple, but it will not always be least. The product of 4 and 9 is 36. The LCM of 4 and 9 is 36. The product of 4 and 8 is 32. The LCM of 4 and 8 is 16.
Never. The greatest common multiple of any two numbers is infinite.
Yes, two natural numbers always have a least common multiple.