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The definition of the greatest common multiple of any two numbers is an infinite number.

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Does the greatest common multiple mean the same as greatest common factor?

no


What is the gcm of 40 and 32?

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Don't you mean least common multiple? The least common multiple is 210.


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There is no greatest common multiple of any integers as whatever number is said to be it, the lowest common multiple of the numbers can be added to get an even greater common multiple. If you mean least common multiple (the lowest (positive) integer that can be divided by the numbers without a remainder), the answer is 312. If you mean the greatest common factor (the greatest (positive) integer that can divide into the numbers without any remainder). the answer is 4.


What is the greatest common multiple for 15 and 35?

There can be no greatest common multiple. If x were the greatest common multiple, then 2x would be a still greater common multiple. So x could not be the greatest. Thus there is no such thing as a greatest common multiple.


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What is the greatest common multiple of 50 and 85?

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