Name: __________________________________________ Period _____ Date ________________________
Lesson: Least Common Multiplies – Notes & Warm Up
WARM UP:
List the first six multiples of 3:
ESSENTIAL:
QUESTION
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18
How do we determine the least common multiple of two or
more numbers?
1) List some of the multiples of each number.
2) Find the “smallest” multiple that the numbers have in common (share).
Examples: Find the LCM of:
4 and 6
4:
4,
8,
6:
6,
12,
12,
18,
12 is the least common multiple of 4 and 6
16, 20, 24
24
Vocabulary:
Multiple:
___Product_______ of a given whole number and
another whole number.
Example: 20 is a multiple of 10 ( 10 x 2)
Least Common Multiple:
(LCM)
The _smallest___ number, other than zero, that is a
a multiple of two or more numbers.