First find the least common multiple: 15 = 3·5 25 = 5² 30 = 2·3 5 So the LCM must contain factors of one 2, one 3, and two 5's LCM = 2·3·5² = 150 Then we see what the smallest whole number that we can multiply 150 by to get a number larger than 1000, the smallest 4-digit number. So we divide 1000 by 150 and get 6.66666, so the smallest whole number we can multiply 150 by to get a 4 digit number is the smallest whole number greater than 6.66666 which is 7, so the answer is 7·150 or 1050. Edwin