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Find the smallest positive integer divisible by every positive integer less than or equal to ten.

please could you explain the method to me... i'm pretty confused

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2520. you just have to find the least common multiple of 1 through 10. it must be even, end in 0, and divisible by all other integers. the lcm of 1 through 6 is 60 (which is pretty easy to find). the lcm of 1 through 7 is 420 (60x7). the lcm of 1 through 8 is 840 because 420/8=52.5, so you multiply by 2 to get an integer. by this same logic, you get 2520 for one through 9 and since it is a multiple of 10 you are done.
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