Least Common Multiple
GMAT glossary · Quantitative Reasoning
Definition
The smallest positive integer divisible by every specified integer.
Least Common Multiple in plain English
Use the LCM when separate repeating cycles must meet again. In prime factors, keep every required prime at its highest power so the result contains each original number.
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