Use the prime factorizations of 24 and 28 to find their least common multiple. My answer is 2. Is that correct?
2 is the least common factor.
What is the least common multiple?
Would the answer be 4?
No.
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Nope.
24>8;3>2^3;3
28>7;4>2^2,7
LCM: 8*3*7=168
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Now I understand. Thank you!
To find the least common multiple (LCM) of two numbers, we need to consider their prime factorizations.
The prime factorization of 24 is:
24 = 2^3 * 3^1
The prime factorization of 28 is:
28 = 2^2 * 7^1
To find the LCM, we need to take the highest exponent for each prime factor that appears in either factorization.
For the prime factor 2, the highest exponent is 3 from the prime factorization of 24.
For the prime factor 3, the highest exponent is 1 from the prime factorization of 24.
For the prime factor 7, the highest exponent is 1 from the prime factorization of 28.
So, we multiply these prime factors together:
2^3 * 3^1 * 7^1 = 56.
Therefore, the least common multiple (LCM) of 24 and 28 is 56.
Your answer of 2 is not correct.