Question

What is the least common multiple of $8$ and $16$?

Answer 1

Find the least common multiple of $8$and $16$.

The Least Common Multiple (LCM) method is used to discover the smallest common multiple of any two or more numbers.

The multiples of $8$ and $16$ are,

Multiple of $8=8,16,24,32,40,48,56,64,72,\dots$

Multiple of $16=16,32,48,64,80,\dots ..$

Here the common multiples are $16,32,48....$

And the Least common multiples is $16$

Hence, the least common multiple of $8$ and $16$ is $16$.