How do you find the Least common multiple of 4, 30?

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Leland Adriano Alejandro
Nov 24, 2016

LCM of 4 and 30 is #60#

Explanation:

#4 # has the factors #1* 2 * 2=1*2^2#

#30# has the factors #1 * 2 * 3 * 5#

To find the LCM, pick all the different prime factors for both numbers #4# and #30" "#choosing the prime number with higher exponent in case of similarity .

So choose, #2^2# and #3# and #5#

Get the product to obtain LCM#=60#

God bless.....I hope the explanation is useful.

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