What’s the LCM of 4, 5 and 10?
Least common multiple (LCM).
LCM is the smallest number that is common in all the given numbers multiples.
Multiples of the given numbers 4, 5 and 10 are,
Multiples of 4=4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40
Multiples of 5=5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
Multiples of 10=10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
It is observed that, 20 is the smallest number that is common in all the given numbers multiples.
Hence, the LCM of 4, 5 and 10 is 20
Find the LCM of the following numbers:
(a) 9 and 4 (b) 12 and 5
(c) 6 and 5 (d) 15 and 4
Observe a common property in the obtained LCMs. Is LCM the product of two numbers in each case?