First you Prime Factorize the two (or more) numbers.
The LCM of the two (or more) numbers must contain all the prime factors of the two (or more) numbers that made it.
To find the LOWEST common multiple, for each prime factor, find from one of the numbers where the prime factor has the highest power. The highest powers of each prime multiply together to form the LCM of the numbers.
e.g.
LCM of 36 and 24
36 = (2^2)(3^2)
24 = (2^3)3
LCM = (2^3)(3^2)
= 72
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HCF of 17 and 68 is 17 ..( Lowest Prime factor ) LCM Of 102 and 476 is 7*2^2*3*17 which is 1428 .. ==> Sum of HCF and LCM are 1428+17= 1445 .
The LCM=60
The LCM of these numbers is 24 . LCM is Least common multiple.
The LCM of these numbers is 18. LCM is Least Common Multiple.
If you have two numbers m and n and their gcd (or gcf), g then their LCM = m*n/g so LCM = 72*252/36 = 2*252 = 504.