document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207417>Question 207417</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the smallest whole number that is divisible by 2,3,5,6,9, and 10? Explain how you found this number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #156845 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=156845\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the prime factors for each of the given numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,3,5 are easy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = 2*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=3*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=2*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you can see that the least common multiple will be the one that contains the factors as follows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "two 3 (since 9 is 3*3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why 2 threes? and not 2 of anything else? Look at the factors for each and pick number of prime factors used 'the most' in any one of the original numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 can be made using one 2 and one 5. 6 is onw 2 and one 3. Only 9 requires using any of the common factors more than once.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A3%2A3%2A5+=+90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A3%2A3%2A5+=+90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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