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How do solve a least common multiple problem?
you list all the multiples of each number until you come to the first number that is in all columns
Can two whole numbers have a greatest common multiple?
No, there is really no such thing as a "greatest common multiple". Once you find the least common multiple of a set of numbers, you can keep adding the LCM to itself over and over again. Each new number you get will be a common multiple of your set of numbers, but each new number will always be larger than the previous. This means that you can keep adding while the number approaches infinity and you will still never find a greatest multiple.
What is the greatest common multiple for any two numbers?
There is really no such thing as a "greatest common multiple". Once you find the least common multiple of a set of numbers, you can keep adding the LCM to itself over and over again. Each new number you get will be a common multiple of your set of numbers, but each new number will always be larger than the previous. This means that you can keep adding while the number approaches infinity and you will still never find a greatest multiple.
What is the highest common multiple of 2 and 3?
There is really no such thing as a "highest common multiple". Once you find the least common multiple of a set of numbers, you can keep adding the LCM to itself over and over again. Each new number you get will be a common multiple of your set of numbers, but each new number will always be larger than the previous. This means that you can keep adding while the number approaches infinity and you will still never find a highest multiple.
What is the least common multiple of 24 and 40 and 84?
LCM of 24, 40, and 84 is 840. Just write out the multiples of each until you get to a common number.
