document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549903>Question 549903</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> every time i put children into groups of 3,4 or 6 two are left over .what is the least number of children i have ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358179 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358179\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you had 2 children less, you could put them into groups of 3,4 or 6, without any children left over. That would be possible if the number of children were a multiple of 3, 4, and 6. The least of all the multiples of 3,4, and 6 is 12, the minimum common multiple of those three numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The least number of children you could have, if you always have 2 left over, is 14, 2 more than 12. </SPAN>\n" );
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