42 multiplied by 16 is 672.
42 divided by 16 is 2.63
LCM(16, 42) = 336
The product of the two numbers is 42. The two other numbers, in order, are the multiplier and the multiplicand.
This can be written as 16 + x = 42. We know that x, or your "something" is exactly 16 less than 42. All you would have to do to solve it would be to subtract 16 from 42. 42-16=26 so your x value is 26.
two consecutive numbers with the product of 1722 = 41 & 42