Question

Maria found the least common multiple of 6 and 15. Her work is shown below.

Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, . . .

Multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, . . .


The least common multiple is 60.


What is Maria’s error?

the answer is IDK

Answer 1

Explanation:

Maria's error on this is the LCM is 30 not 60

the least is 30 not 60

Answer 2

The Least Common Multiple is 3

Explanation:

Maria's error was that she tried finding the largest multiple rather than the least.