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Last updated on November 29th, 2024
LCM is a common multiple, the smallest value between the numbers 3 and 8. Did you know? We apply LCM unknowingly in everyday situations like setting alarms and to synchronize traffic lights and when making music.
The LCM of 3 and 8 is 24. We can find the LCM using the Listing multiples method, the prime factorization method and the long division method. These are explained below.
Step 1: Write down the multiples of the numbers. Don’t stop too early.
Multiples of 9 = 9,18,27,36,45,54,…
Multiples of 15 = 15,30,45,60,75,…
Step 2: Find the smallest number common between the written multiples of 9 and 15
The smallest common multiple is 45
Thus, LCM(9,15) = 45
Step 1: factorize the numbers into its prime factors
9 = 3×3
15 = 3×5
Step 2:find the highest powers of the factors of 9 and 15
Step 3:Multiply the highest powers
LCM(9,15) = 45
If the LCM of 9 and another number is 45, what is the other number?
A company has meetings every 9 days and 15 days. If both the conference rooms are booked today, when will they next be booked together ?
The ratio of the LCM of 9 and 15 to their GCF is what?
Hiralee Lalitkumar Makwana has almost two years of teaching experience. She is a number ninja as she loves numbers. Her interest in numbers can be seen in the way she cracks math puzzles and hidden patterns.
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