Lowest Common Multiple

• Write the multiples of all your other numbers, topping when you write the first multiple that also exists for your first (largest) number. This is your lowest common multiple.
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  Step 1: Write first 3 or 4 multiples of largest number
  
  Multiples of 24 10
  1 x 24 = 24
  2 x 24 = 48
  3 x 24 = 72
  Multiples of 6
  1 x 6 = 6
  2 x 6 = 12
  3 x 6 = 18
  4 x 6 = 24 (Stop here as 24 is also a multiple of 24)
  
  
  Step 2: Identify the lowest number common to ALL the numbers
  
  The lowest common multiple is 24
  
  Answer: LCM of 6 and 24 = 24
  
  
  
  
  
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