What is the Least Common Multiple of 2 and 5?
The LCM (least common multiple) of the numbers 2 and 5 is176
How to find the Least Common Multiple of 2 and 5?
On this page below, we'll use thePrime Factorisation, and theList of Multiplesmethod to find out the LCM of 12 and 11.
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LCM
Least Common Multiple
The LCM of 2 and 5 is
176
Follow the steps below, and let's calculate the LCM of 2 and 5.
Method 1 - Prime factorization
Step 1: Create a list of all the prime factors of the numbers 2 and 5:Prime factor of 11
The prime factor of 11 is 11 . Prime factorization of 11 in exponential form is:
11 =111
Prime factor of 16
The prime factor of 16 is 2 . Prime factorization of 16 in exponential form is:
16 =24
Step 2: Identify the highest power of each prime number from the above boxes:
Method 2 - List of Multiples
Find and list multiples of each number until the first common multiple is found. This is the lowest common multiple.Multiples of 11:
112233445566778899110121132143154165176
Multiples of 16:
163248648096112128144160176
Therefore,
LCM(11,16) = 176