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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-09-28

What is the LCM of two numbers if one number is a multiple of the other? Give an example.

Asked by leslievaz03

Answer (2)

If one is a multiple of the other, then the larger one is the LCM of the pair.
The LCM of 2 and 6 is 6 .
The LCM of 5 and 15 is 15 .
The LCM of 7 and 14 is 14 .

Answered by AL2006 | 2024-06-10

The LCM of two numbers, where one is a multiple of the other, is the larger number. For example, the LCM of 4 and 12 is 12, and the LCM of 5 and 20 is 20. This is because the larger number includes all the factors of the smaller number.
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Answered by AL2006 | 2024-12-26