How do you find the least common multiple of 6 and 8?

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How do you find the least common multiple of 6 and 8?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-01T02:33:29

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Explanation:

If you can use a calculator, make a table with one column being $6 \cdot x$ $6 * x$ and the other as $8 \cdot x$ $8 * x$ to check for all multiples, and then graph and look for the first intersection (the one closest to the origin).

If not, manually multiply it out.

$6 \cdot 1 = 6$ $6 * 1 = 6$
$6 \cdot 2 = 12$ $6 * 2 = 12$
$6 \cdot 3 = 18$ $6 * 3 = 18$
$6 \cdot 4 = 24$ $6 * 4 = 24$
$...$

$8 * 1 = 8$
$8 * 2 = 16$
$8 * 3 = 24$
$...$

And there's your match.

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