The LCM of 8 and 15 is 120. If the lesser number were a factor of the greater number, the LCM would be the greater number.
Yes. If one number is a factor of the other, the greater number will be the LCM of the two.
Given a pair of numbers, if the lesser of the two is the GCF, the greater of the two is the LCM. This happens when one of the numbers is a factor of the other.
When one of the numbers is a multiple of the other, the greater is the LCM and the lesser is the GCF of that set.
Let's try one. 30x2y3z4 + 42x4y5z2 Do the numbers first. Factor them. 2 x 3 x 5 = 30 2 x 3 x 7 = 42 Combine the factors, eliminating duplicates. 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 = 210 For the variables, select the highest exponent. The LCM of the above expression is 210x4y5z4
If the GCF of two numbers is 1, their LCM will be their product. Such numbers are called relatively prime, or co-prime. Any two prime numbers (like 3 and 5) will be that way, but the numbers don't have to be prime (like 4 and 9).
The LCM is the greater number.
Their product.
The GCF is the factor, the LCM is the other one.
If two numbers have no common factor greater then one, then their LCM is the two numbers multiplied together. Example: 9 and 14 have no common factors. Their LCM is 9 x 14, which is 126.
The LCM of a set of numbers will never be less than the GCF.
The LCM of a set of numbers will never be less than the GCF.
Given a set of number, the GCF is a factor of every one of them. As a factor, it cannot be larger than them so the GCF is at most as large as the smallest of the number in the set.The LCM of the same set is a multiple of each element in the set. The LCM must, therefore, be at least as great as the largest element in the set.Thus if x is the smallest member of a set S and y is the largest, thenGCF