LCM problems are most easily done by finding the prime factorization of the two numbers:
18 = 2 * 3^2
20 = 2^2 * 5
The LCM is the product of every prime raised to the highest exponent that appears.
LCM (18, 20) = 2^2 * 3^2 * 5 = 180
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