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How Do You Find the Least Common Multiple by Multiplying Common Factors? Instructional VideoHow Do You Find the Least Common Multiple by Multiplying Common Factors? Instructional Video
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How Do You Find the Least Common Multiple by Multiplying Common Factors?

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Don't get Least Common Multiple mixed up with Greatest Common Factor, it's easy to do. Use the prime factor tree to find the prime factorization of each of the terms given. This is where it gets tricky figuring out the LCM, so watch this video and follow the instructor as she demonstrates how to determine the Least Common Multiple.

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factor trees, factoring, factoring numbers, least common denominator, least common multiple, prime factors

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least common multiple, lcm, factor tree, prime factorization, math
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Grade
8th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Instructional Videos
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4:18
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