3 years ago

Is the LCM of a pair of numbers ever equal to one of the numbers?

Mathematics

1 answer:

den301095 [7]3 years ago

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Yes.

For example, the LCM of 12 and 36 is 36, because factoring these numbers gives

12 = 2^2 * 3

36 = 2^2 * 3^2

So, to match them, just multiply the twelve by 3, then they're both 36.

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