What is the least common multiple of 8, 9, and 6?
1 Answer
Jul 1, 2017
Explanation:
To find the lcm, you have to break each number into its prime factors and then multiply the different ones with the highest recurrence.
We have the prime number 2 and 3 occurring, so we have find the number that has the most two's and the most three's. Since 8 has three two's (the most) and 9 has two three's (the most three's), we just multiply them together to find the lowerst common multiple.