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Can they
meet at any
step?
I can
jump 2
steps.
I can
jump 3
steps.
What
Whatdo
is the
you
These are
relation
observe
between
from
multiples of 2.
these numbers?
What
Whatdo
is the
you
These are
relation
observe
between
from
multiples of 3.
these numbers?
Which
are
the
So,
Which
6 is the
is least
least
So,
common
6 the
is the
least
common
among
the
common
multiple
multiples
of 2
common
multiples
multiples
of
2
of
2 and
3.
andof
32
are
6,
12,…
and
and
3?3?
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Find the multiples of the givens numbers,
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Find the common multiples of these numbers,
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Find the least among the common multiples, which is
the least common multiple of these given numbers.
What is a "Multiple" ?
The multiples of a number are what you get when you multiply it by other
numbers. Just like the multiplication table.
What is a "Common Multiple" ?
When you list the multiples of two (or more) numbers, and find the same
value in both lists, then that is a common multiple of those numbers.
What is the "Least Common Multiple" ?
It is simply the smallest of the common multiples..
Arddhendu Shekhar Dash