Question

The least common multiple of two numbers is 60, and one of the numbers is 7 less than the other number. What are the numbers? Complete the explanation. The two numbers are . 60 is a multiple of each of its factors. The factors with a difference of 7 are , and their LCM is 60.

Answer 1

Explanation: As the least common multiple of two numbers is 60 , the two numbers are factors of 60 . Among {1,2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,30,60} ,5 & 12 is the only two pair of numbers whose difference is 7 .

Answer: 5 & 12