Find the least common multiple of 20, 30, and 50.

2 answers

Factor each one into their primary factors 5 & 2 & 2, 2 & 3 & 5, and finally 2 & 5 & 5.

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Another way to solve this problem is to list each of the multiples:

20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200, 220, 240, 260, 280, 300, 320, 340, 360

30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240, 270, 300, 330, 360

50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350

What is the smallest number that's the same on all three lists?