How To Find Least Common Multiple?

List the multiples of each number

Find the smallest multiple they have in common

Use prime factorization and take the highest power of each prime

Multiply those highest powers together

Use the formula LCM(a, b) = |a × b| ÷ GCD(a, b)

For more than two numbers, find the LCM of two numbers first, then use that result with the next number

Check your answer by confirming it is divisible by each original number

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