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This does not work when one of the numbers is negative.

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No. You can always find a common multiple by multiplying two numbers together. It will only be the least common multiple if the numbers have no common factors other than one.

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The LCM is the larger number. The LCM of 9 and 18 is 18.

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The LCM is the higher number. The LCM of 3 and 9 is 9.

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The LCM of 3 and 9 is 9.

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The LCM is the greater number.

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How you find The LCM of numbers 15 and 49?

By multiplying them together.


Can you always find the least common multiple of two numbers by multiplying them together.why or why not?

You can always find a common multiple of two numbers by multiplying them together; it will not always be the least common multiple. As one counterexample, if one of the numbers is a multiple of the other, the first number is the LCM of the two. 9 x 3 = 27 The LCM of 9 and 3 is 9. 4 x 6 = 24 The LCM of 4 and 6 is 12.


Can you always find the LCM of 2 numbers by multiplying them and then divided them by 2?

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Is it true that you can find the LCM of two prime numbers?

Yes, by multiplying them together.


What is the LCM of 81 and 64?

The LCM is 5184. The numbers 81 and 64 have no common factors. When you have two relatively prime numbers, you find their LCM by multiplying them. So 5184 is 81x64.


How do you find the LCM of 125 and 400?

It is: 2000 by multiplying the highest exponential prime factor from both numbers


Can LCM be found by composite numbers?

Not normally because the LCM of numbers are found by multiplying their highest prime factors


What type of numbers can you multiply to always find the LCM?

prime numbers, co-prime numbers


Can you always determine the LCM of any 2 numbers and why simple?

For any two positive integers x and y, an LCM exists. If it exists, we can identify it.


Can you get the LCM of 2 numbers by multiplying them and then dividing the answer by 2?

Only when their GCF is 2.


What is the LCM of 5?

You need at least two numbers to find an LCM.Two or more numbers are needed to find the Lcm


What is the LCM of 4568?

LCM involves two or more numbers. The LCM of 4816 is just 4816.