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There is no greatest common multiple: for whatever value you say is the greatest I can always add their lowest common multiple (for 40 and 56 it is 280) and get an even greater common multiple.
There is a greatest common FACTOR or a LOWEST common multiple:
gcf(40, 56) = 8
lcm(40, 56) = 280
Using the factorisation method:
40 = 2³ x 5
56 = 2³ x 7
hcf = 2³ = 8
lcm = 2³ x 5 x 7 = 280
There is no such thing as a "greatest common multiple" of two numbers (or of one number, or of any set of numbers)! Once you find a common multiple (for example, calculating the LEAST common multiple, or simply multiplying the two numbers together), you can always find a larger common multiple - for example, just multiply the common multiple you found by 2. Since you can do this again, and again, and again... and always get a common multiple, there is no largest such number.In math, it is often convenient to find:
* The least common multiple, or
* The greatest common factor
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What is the greatest common multiple of 40 and 56?
The greatest common multiple of any set of integers is infinite.
What is the greatest common multiple of 40 56 and 96?
There is no greatest common multiple: for whatever value you say is the greatest I can always add their lowest common multiple and get an even greater common multiple.There is a greatest common FACTOR or a LOWEST common multiple:gcf(40, 56, 96) = 8lcm(40, 56, 96) = 3360Using the factorisation method:40 = 2^3 x 556 = 2^3 x 796 = 2^5 x 3hcf = 2^3 = 8lcm = 2^5 x 3 x 5 x 7 = 3360
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What is the greatest common multiple for 56 78 and 130?
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What is the greatest common factor and LCM of 24 and 56?
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What is the Greatest Common Factor of 56 72 and 40?
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What is the greatest common factor of 56 40?
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What is the least common multiple of 56 and 40?
280
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What is the highest common multiple of 56 and 49?
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What is the least common multiple of 64 and 56?
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