Question

What is the least common multiple of 15 and 8?

Answer 1

o get the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15 and 8 we need to factor each value first and then we choose all the factors which appear in any column and multiply them: 

15:      358:   222  LCM:   22235

The Least Common Multiple (LCM) is:   2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 120

Answer 2

The LCM of 15 and 8 is 120