SOLUTION: what is the greatest 5-digit number that is divisible by both 24 and 50

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Question 662648: what is the greatest 5-digit number that is divisible by both 24 and 50
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) About Me  (Show Source):
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we first determine that the lcm(24,50)=2^3*3*5^2=600

then we can multiply 600 until we achieve our goal
the result is 96,000


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