Question 227759: What is the LCM of 5(x-3) and 15(x-3).
Answer by drj(1380)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the LCM of 5(x-3) and 15(x-3).
Step 1. The Least Common Multiple is the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.
Step 2. In this example, looking first at the numbers, the Least Common Multiple of 5 and 15 is 15, because 15 is a multiple of 15 and also a multiple of 5.
Step 3. Also x-3 is the least common multiple between the two terms.
Step 4. ANSWER: The LCM is 15(x-3).
I hope the above steps were helpful.
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