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What's the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of 7 and 8?


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Least common multiple (LCM).

LCM is the smallest number that is common in all the given numbers multiples.

Multiples of the given numbers 7, 8 are,

Multiples of 7=7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70

Multiples of 8=8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80

It is observed that, 56 is the smallest number that is common in all the given numbers multiples.

Hence, the LCM of 7, 8 is 56.


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