Continuous division method of 56 and 40

Continuous division method of 56 and 40 is 280

The LCM (Least Common Multiple) is the "lowest common denominator" (LCD) that can be used before fractions can be added, subtracted or compared. The LCM of more than two integers is also well-defined: it is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by each of them.

In arithmetic and number theory, the least common multiple, lowest common multiple, or smallest common multiple of two integers a and b, usually denoted by LCM(a, b). It is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both a and b.

The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of numbers 56 and 40 is 280.

40/2 = 20/2 = 10/2 = 5/5 = 1

56/2 = 28/2 = 14/2 = 7/7 = 1

2 x 2 x 2 x 5= 40

2 x 2 x 2 x 7 = 56

2 x 2 x 2 = 8, the GCF

2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 7 = 280, the LCM

Grade:  9

Subject:  mathematics

Chapter:  Arithmetic

Keywords:  continuous division, Math, Arithmetic, The Least Common Multiple, number

the answer is 489

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