What is the Least Common Multiple (LCM) and How to Find It?

LCM stands for Least Common Multiple, which is the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers. For example, the LCM of 6 and 8 is 24, because it is the smallest number that both 6 and 8 can divide into without leaving a remainder.

To find the LCM of two numbers, you can use the following steps:

1. List all the multiples of each number.
2. Find the smallest number that is common to both lists.

For example, to find the LCM of 6 and 8, we can list the multiples of each number as follows:

Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, ...
Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, ...

The smallest number that is common to both lists is 24, so the LCM of 6 and 8 is 24.

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