LCM full form with examples

In arithmetic and number theory the lowest common multiple of two Integers A and B usually denoted by LCM, is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both A and B.



अंकगणित में दो पूर्णाक A तथा B का लघुत्तम समापवर्त्य उस सबसे छोटी धनात्मक पूर्णाक संख्या को कहते हैं जो A तथा B से विभाजित हो जाय।

Example:- 
What is LCM of 3 and 4?

Multiple of 3 are :
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 etc.

Multiple of 4 are:
4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 etc.

Common multiples of 3 and 4 are simply the numbers that are in both lists:

12, 24 etc.

So, from the list of first few common multiples of 3 and 4, their Lowest Common Multiple is 12.

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