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What is the least common multiple of 36, 35, and 11?

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Answer:

13,860

Explanation:

List all prime factors for each number.

Prime Factorization of 11 shows:

11 is prime.

Prime Factorization of 35 is:

5 x 7

Prime Factorization of 36 is:

2 x 2 x 3 x 3

For each prime factor, find where it occurs most often as a factor and write it that many times in a new list.

The new superset list is

2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 7, 11

Multiply these factors together to find the LCM.

LCM = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 11 = 13860

LCM(11, 35, 36) = 13,860

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