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The least common multiple of two numbers is 40. The difference of the two numbers is 2.

What are the numbers?

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your answer is 20 you just say how many time 2 will go into 40 
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The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of a group of numbers is the smallest number that is a multiple of all the numbers. For instance, the LCM of 16 and 20 is 80; 80 is the smallest number that is both a multiple of 16 and a multiple of 20. You can find the LCM of two or more numbers through various methods. If you would like to know how to find the LCM of two or more numbers,
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