Sometimes you are given numbers expressed as a product of prime factors. For example, 8 = 2 3 and 90 = 2 × 3 2 × 5. If you want to find the LCM and HCF in an exam, we can use prime factor form ...
The lowest/least common multiple (abbreviated to LCM) is the lowest number that is a multiple of two or more subject-numbers. For example, the common multiples of 4 and 5 are 20, 40, 60, 80 and so on.