How do you find the least common multiple of 35 and 168?

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Aug 13, 2017

#L.C.M = 2 xx 2 xx 2 xx 3 xx 5 xx 7 = 840#

Explanation:

Multiples of #35 = 5 xx 7#

Multiples of # 168 = 2 xx 2 xx 2 xx 3 xx 5 xx 7#

Remember #color(red)5 and color(blue)7# are also multiples of #35#

Hence we'll use #-> 2 xx 2 xx 2 xx 3 xx 5 xx 7# as the L.C.M of #35 and 168#..

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