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Last updated on November 30th, 2024
LCM is a common multiple, the smallest value between the numbers 15 and 25. 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 15 and 25 is 75. 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 15 = 15,30,45,60,75,…
— Multiples of 25 = 25,50,75,…
Step 2— Find the smallest number common between the written multiples of 15 and 25
The smallest common multiple is 75.
Thus, LCM(15,25) = 75
Step 1— factorize the numbers into its prime factors
15 =3×5
25 =5×5
Step 2— find the highest powers of the factors of 15 and 25
Step 3— Multiply the highest powers
LCM(15,25) = 75
Use the formula LCM(a,b)=a×b/GCF(a,b) to find the LCM of 15 and 25.
The ratio of two numbers is 3:5. If the LCM of the numbers is 75, find the two numbers.
A bell rings every 15 minutes, and another bell rings every 25 minutes. If both bells ring together at 12:00 PM, when will they next ring together?
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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