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Least Common Multiple

• By Monica Yuskaitis

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Product

• The answer to a multiplication problem.

6 X 6 36
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What is the product?
7 X 8 56
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What is the product?
8 X 9 72
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Multiple

• The product of a whole number multiplied times
  any other whole number.

Some multiples of 6 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42
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Name some multiples of 5
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35
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Name some multiples of 7
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49
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Name some multiples of 4
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28
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Name some multiples of 9
9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63
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Common Multiple

• A number that is a multiple of two or more
  numbers.

Some multiples of 3 6 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36,
42
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What are some Common Multiples for 2 8?
8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56
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What are some Common Multiples for 4 6?
12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72
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What are some Common Multiples for 3 7?
21, 42, 63
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What are some Common Multiples for 5 10?
10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
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Least Common Multiple

• The smallest common multiple of a set of two or
  more numbers.

5 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
6 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36
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What is the Least Common Multiple of 3 8
3 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 21, 24
8 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48
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What is the Least Common Multiple of 4 8
4 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
8 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48
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What is the Least Common Multiple of 6 8
6 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36
8 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48
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What is the Least Common Multiple of 4 10
4 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
10 10, 20, 30, 40, 50,
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What is the Least Common Multiple of 3 9
3 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 21,
9 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54