What is the Least Common Multiple of 2 and 5?

The LCM (least common multiple) of the numbers 2 and 5 is70

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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

70

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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 5

The prime factor of 5 is 5 . Prime factorization of 5 in exponential form is:
5 =51

Prime factors of 14

The prime factors of 14 are 7 and 2. Prime factorization of 14 in exponential form is:
14 =21x71

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 5:

510152025303540455055606570

Multiples of 14:

1428425670

Therefore,

LCM(5,14) = 70