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The LCM of 3 and 8 is____

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We list the multiples of 3 and 8 and select the common ones.

Then, the least out of those is the LCM (Least Common Multiple).

The first few multiples of "3" and "8" are:

3 - 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 ...

8 - 8, 16, 24, 32, 40 ...

The common multiple is 24 and it is the least.

Thus,

The LCM of 3 and 8 is 24

Answer

24

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