Question #8c080
1 Answer
Feb 12, 2017
Explanation:
To find the LCM of two numbers (or any amount of numbers) we must first find the prime factorization of each number separately.
Let's take the number
# 4 = 2 * 2 #
# 4 = 2^2 #
Now the number
# 6 = 2 * 3 #
From here we must determine the factors of each number with the highest exponent.
For example, both the number
# 2^2 #
Another factor that appears is the number
# 2^2 * 3 #
Simplify from here.
# 4 * 3 #
# 12 #
So therefore, the LCM of