Question

What is the LCMof 800 and 144

Answer 1

7200

Explanation:

Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) Method Steps:

GCD(800, 144) = 16

LCM =

800 × 144

16

= 7200

Prime Factorization Method Steps:

Prime factorization of the numbers:

800 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5

144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

LCM(800, 144)

= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5

= 7200