document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825277>Question 825277</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to work out and what is the LCM and HCF of 24 and 22 please answer ASAP  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #497177 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=497177\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> LCM is just like finding a common denominator.  HCF, if Highest Common Factor, is like so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24=2*12=2*2*2*3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22=2*11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which factor occurs in BOTH numbers?  Although \"2\" occurs in both numbers, it only occurs in 22, one time, and therefore 2 is the Highest Common Factor.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can use prime factorization to find the LCM for 24 and 22.  This is like raising fractions to higher terms...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2*2*2*3 is lacking 11, as found in 22.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2*11 is lacking in 2*2*3, as found in 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you figure the rest of this to obtain the Lowest Common Multiple of 22 and 24? </SPAN>\n" );
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