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Given any two numbers which is greater the LCM of the numbers or the GCF of the numbers why

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The LCM is always greater because it is above the number itself
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The LCM is greater. We know this because typically, the LCM is larger than both the numbers, and the GCF is always either the number of smaller than the number.

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