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What is the smallest number that is divisible by 585 and 624?

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Answer:

9360

Explanation:

You want the least common multiple of 585 and 624.

Common multiple

The prime factors of the two numbers are ...

585 = 3² · 5 · 13

624 = 2⁴ · 3 · 13

The product of unique factors is ...

2⁴ · 3² · 5 · 13 = 9360

The smallest number divisible by both 585 and 624 is 9360.

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Additional comment

The LCM can also be found by dividing the product of the numbers by their greatest common factor. We observe that both numbers have 3·13 = 39 as their largest common factor.

LCM = 585 · 624 / 39 = 9360

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