The least common multiple (LCM) is often also called the lowest common multiple or smallest common multiple. Keep in mind that these different terms all refer to the same thing: the smallest positive integer which is a multiple of two or more numbers.
The least common multiple of 2, 8, and 10 is 40.
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The least common multiple (LCM) refers to a multiple that is COMMON to two or more numbers. You have only one number in the question! The least multiple of a number is itself.
The LCM is 40.
LCM of 8, 10 & 12 = 120Prime factorization of:8 = 2 * 2 * 210=2............512=2 * 2 ........ * 3============LCM=2*2* 2 * 5 * 3 = 120
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2 is not the LCM of 2 and 8, 8 is. LCM means Least Common Multiple. To find the LCM of 2 and 8 you have to list the multiples: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 etc. 8, 16, 24, 32 etc. The LCM is the lowest number in both the lists, which is 8.
It is: 120