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What's the LMC of -1 and 3

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The prime factor(s) of 3 are:

1 x 3

The prime factor(s) of -1 are:

-1 × -1

Merging them together using the least amount of factors, you get:

-1 x 3

Then you can multiply those numbers together to get the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3 and -1 as follows:

-3

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