SOLUTION: Samuel is planting trees. He has enough trees to plant 6, 7, or 14 trees in each row. What is the least number of trees Samuel could have?

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Question 783570: Samuel is planting trees. He has enough trees to plant 6, 7, or 14 trees in each row. What is the least number of trees Samuel could have?
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The prime factors of 6 are 2 and 3, 7 is prime, and the prime factors of 14 are 2 and 7.

You need one factor of 2, one factor of 3, and one factor of 7. How much is 2 times 3 times 7?

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