document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=395726>Question 395726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the expression a/b + c/d; is bd necessarily the least common multiple of b and d? why or why not? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #280826 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=280826\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not necessarily.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eg, if b and d are both even numbers, they have a common factor of 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One counter example is sufficient to prove it's not the LCM.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 6, b = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Product = 48 but the LCM = 24<BR>\n" );
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