5.4 - Least Common Multiple
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5.4 Least Common Multiple
Objective: Find the least common multiple .
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Vocabulary
Multiple the product of the number and any non zero whole number.
Common Multiple a multiple shared by two or more numbers.
Least Common Multiple (LCM) the smallest common multiple of two numbers.
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Multiples (Multiply) Skip Counting
Multiples of:
5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35...
8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56...
12: 12, 24, ___, ___, ___, ___...
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Common Multiples are just shared multiples. Numbers that both sets have in common.
2: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 , 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 , 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 ...
5: 5, 10 , 15, 20 , 25, 30 ...
Common Multiples: 10, 20, 30...
The Least Common Multiple is just the smallest of the common multiples. So the LCM of 2 and 5 is 10.
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Finding LCM using Prime Factors
42 60
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3
6
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PF = 2 x 3 x 7
10 6
2 32 5
PF = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5
PF = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5PF = 2 x 3 x 7
LCM = 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 x 7LCM = 420
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