Given Numbers: 12, 20
Identify the Prime Factors of 12 and 20 by Prime Factorization:
Prime Factorization of 12: 12 = 2 x 2 x 3 = 22 x 31
Prime Factorization of 20: 20 = 2 x 2 x 5 = 22 x 51
Prime Factors of 12 and 20 (collectively): 2, 3 and 5
Least Common Multiple of 12 and 20 is the product of their Prime Factors raised to the highest occurrence (largest exponent) of each factor:
LCM(12, 20) = 22 x 31 x 51
LCM(12, 20) = 4 x 3 x 5
LCM(12, 20) = 60
Least Common Multiple of 12 and 20 by Prime Factorization
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