Lowest Common Multiple

The lowest common multiple of 2 or more numbers is the lowest number which is a multiple of both (or all) of the numbers.

Example

Find the l.c.m. of 3,4 and 8

• Multiples of 3 are 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27..
• Multiples of 4 are 4,8,12,16,20,24,28..
• Multiples of 8 are 8,16,24.

So the l.c.m. is 24