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What is the least common multiple of the numbers 5, 25, and 157 A. 25 B.50 C. 75 D.100 E.125

What is the least common multiple of the numbers 5, 25, and 157 A. 25 B.50 C. 75 D-example-1
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In order to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of the numbers given in the exercise, you can follow these steps:

1. Write the multiples of each number:


\begin{gathered} 5=5,10,15,20,25,30,35\ldots \\ 25=25,50,75,100,125\ldots \\ 15=15,30,45,60,75,90\ldots \end{gathered}

2. Identify the common multiples in the list. Notice that these are:


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