How do you find the LCM of 2 and 13?
2 Answers
Apr 29, 2018
The LCM of 2 and 13 is 26
Explanation:
First, we list the multiples of both 2 and 13
Set 1 (2):
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26
Set 2 (13):
13, 26
We can now see that 26 is the least common multiple of the two numbers as it occurs first in both sets.
May 13, 2018
Explanation:
Both
Therefore they cannot have any factors in common (apart from 1).
The LCM has to contain both