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Multiples: Least Common

This document discusses multiples and least common multiples (LCM). It defines multiples as the results of multiplying a number by whole numbers, and common multiples as numbers that are multiples of two or more numbers. The LCM is the smallest number that is a multiple of both numbers. To find the LCM, list the multiples of each number and the first number they have in common is the LCM. Examples are provided to demonstrate finding multiples, common multiples, and calculating the LCM of different number pairs or groups.

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Multiples: Least Common

This document discusses multiples and least common multiples (LCM). It defines multiples as the results of multiplying a number by whole numbers, and common multiples as numbers that are multiples of two or more numbers. The LCM is the smallest number that is a multiple of both numbers. To find the LCM, list the multiples of each number and the first number they have in common is the LCM. Examples are provided to demonstrate finding multiples, common multiples, and calculating the LCM of different number pairs or groups.

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Chapter 5

MULTIPLES  AND
LEAST  COMMON
MULTIPLE
When we multiply a number by any whole number (that
isn’t 0), the product is a MULTIPLE of that number. Every
number has an infinite list of multiples.

EXAMPLE: What are the multiples of 4 ?

4x1 = 4
4x 2= 8
4x3 =12
4x4 =1 6
and so on …forever!

The multiples of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16…

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Any multiples that are the same for two (or more)
numbers are called COMMON MULTIPLES.

EXAMPLE: What are the multiples of 2 and 5?


The multiples of 2 are 2 , 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 , 14, 16, 18, 20…
The multiples of 5 are 5, 10, 15, 20…

Up until this point, 2 and 5 have the multiples


10 and 20 in common.

What is the smallest multiple that both 2 and 5 have


in common? The smallest multiple is 10. We call this the
LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE, or LCM.

To find the LCM of two or more numbers, list the multiples


of each number in order from least to greatest until you
find the first multiple they both have in common.

EXAMPLE: Find the LCM of 9 and 11 .


The multiples of 9 are 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72 ,
81, 99, 108…
The multiples of 11 are 11, 22 , 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88,
99, 110…

99 is the first multiple 9 and 11 have in common, so the


LCM of 9 and 11 is 99.

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Sometimes, it’s easier to start with the bigger number.
Instead of listing all of the multiples of 9 first, start
with the multiples of 1 1 , and ask yourself, “Which of these
numbers is divisible by 9 ?”

EXAMPLE: Susie signs up to volunteer at the animal


shelter every 6 days. Luisa signs up to volunteer at
the shelter every 5 days. If they both sign up to
volunteer on the same day, when is the first day that
Susie and Luisa will work together? THIS IS TH E SAM E AS
SAYING, “FIN D TH E
LCM FOR 5 AN D 6.”

Susie will work on the following days: 6th , 12th , 18th,


24th , and 30th …

30 is the first number divisible by 5, so the LCM is 30.

The first day that Susie and Luisa will work together
is on the 30th day.

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1. List the first five multiples of 3.

2. List the first five multiples of 12 .

3. Find the LCM of 5 and 7 .

4. Find the LCM of 10 and 11 .

5. Find the LCM of 4 and 6.

6. Find the LCM of 12 and 15.

7. Find the LCM of 18 and 36.

8. Kirk goes to the gym every 3 days. Deshawn goes to the


gym every 4 days. If they join the gym on the same day,
when is the first day that they’ll be at the gym together?

9. Bet ty and Jane have the same number of coins. Bet ty


sorts her coins in groups of 6, with no coins left over.
Jane sorts her coins in groups of 8, with no coins left
over. What is the least possible number of coins that each
of them has?

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10. Bob and Julia have the same number of flowers. Bob
sorts his flowers in bouquets of 3, with no flowers left
over. Julie sorts her flowers in bouquets of 7, with no
flowers left over. What is the least possible number of
flowers that each of them has?

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