What are the least common multiples of 12 14 and 16 why?

Answer 1

It can't be a factor, common or otherwise, because factors can't be larger than the numbers they supposedly come from. 3360 is a multiple of 16 and 30, but it can't be a common multiple in this problem because it is not a multiple of 36.

Answer 2

The least common factor of any set of positive integers is 1.

Answer 3

There are many common multiples, but there is only one least common multiple. The LCM is 336, because 336 is the smallest number that is a multiple of all the other three.

Answer 4

Because no number can be the least common multiple of only 12. You need at least two number before you can have a least common multiple.

Answer 5

Because 36 isn't a multiple of 16.