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Victor said that the numbers 5 and 8 will never have a common multiple because five is an odd number and 8 is an even number is Victor correct use numbers and words to explain why or why not

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Victor is incorrect, this is because 5 and 8 have a least common multiple of 40.
5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40
8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40
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