Question

Find the lowest common multiple of
1. 16,24,40

Answer 1

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$$\begin{gathered} Primefactorsof16=2\times 2\times 2\times 2 \\ 24=2\times 2\times 2\times 3 \\ 40=2\times 2\times 2\times 5 \\ LCM(16,24,40)=2\times 2\times 2 \\ HenceLCMof(16,24,40)=8 \end{gathered}$$

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