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Least Common Multiple or Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)

Least common multiple (also called the lowest
common multiple or smallest common multiple (LCM)

 

multiples of a number

Find the LCM of 3 and 4

First fine the multiple of each number.

Find the multiples of 3

3,  6,  9,  12,  15, 18, 21

Find the multiples of 4

4,  8,  12,  16,  20,  24, 28

Find the lowest number they
both have in common

The LCM of 3 and 4 is 12