The lowest number which when divided by 16, 64, 144 leaves the remainder as 0 is

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Solution

The lowest number, which is a multiple of the given numbers, is the LCM of the numbers.

The division will result in the remainder as $0$ because it will be completely divisible by all these numbers.

The ladder diagram is as follows:

So, the LCM of these numbers is $2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 3 \times 3 = 576$

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