document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=275405>Question 275405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the least common multiple:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 6 and 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) 15 and 36 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #200877 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=200877\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Factor each number. To use this method factor each of the numbers into primes. Then for each different prime number in all of the factorizations, do the following...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Count the number of times each prime number appears in each of the factorizations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For each prime number, take the largest of these counts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write down that prime number as many times as you counted for it in step 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The least common multiple is the product of all the prime numbers written down.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(From: help with fractions.com)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) 15 and 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15: 3, 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36: 2, 2, 3, 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we need 2,2, 3, 3, 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*2*3*3*5=180<BR>\n" );
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