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What is the LCM of 10 and 8? Show work.

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Hey there!

The LCM between two numbers is (unabbreviated) the Least Common Multiple, or the first shared number they have in common when self-added.

For example;
5 & 7.
5 = 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35.
7 = 7, 14, 21, 28, 35.
The Least Common Multiple (LCM) is 35.

Now, let's do our numbers.

8 = 8, 16, 24, 32, 40
10 = 10, 20, 30, 40.

The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8 &10 is 40.

I hope this helps!
User Rohith Joseph
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10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48

40 is the answer
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