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Find the LCM of the numbers using prime factorizations
6,12,14

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Answer:

84

Explanation:

6 = 2 • 3

12 = 22 • 3

14 = 2 • 7

LCM = 22 • 3 • 7

Least Common Multiple is :

84

User Yanis Boucherit
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Answer:

84

Explanation:

We need to use prime factorizations

6 = 3*2

12 = 3*4 = 3*2*2

14 = 7*2

We need to take the numbers that appear and determine the most times that it appears in a term

2 appears 2 times

3 appears 1 time

7 appears 1 time

2*2*3*7 =84

The least common multiple is 84

User Richard Morgan
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