What is the least common multiple of 2, 3, and 14?

1 Answer
Jul 4, 2017

The least common multiple is 42

Explanation:

You need to factor each number into its prime factors and then multiply the factors with the greatest exponents together:

#2=2#
#3=3#
#14=2*7#

Since the different factors are 2,3, and 7, just multiply those together.

#2*3*7=42#