LCM for 12, 16 and 24

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12, 16 and 24?

Answer

LCM of 12, 16 and 24 is
48

First common multiples: 48, 96, 144, …

48 is divisible by all three: 48 ÷ 12 = 4, 48 ÷ 16 = 3, 48 ÷ 24 = 2 — and 4, 3 and 2 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no smaller number is. As a common denominator: multiply the top and bottom of x/12 by 4 and of y/16 by 3 and of z/24 by 2.

12 = 22 × 3

16 = 24

24 = 23 × 3

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— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number; the LCM takes it from the number that has it.

LCM = 24 × 3 = 48

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12121648
121316624
121416336
121516240
12161648
121617816
121618144
121619912
121620240
121621336
121622528
1216231,104
12162448
1216251,200
121626624
121627432
121628336
1216291,392
121630240
1216311,488
12163296
121633528
121634816
1216351,680
121636144
1216371,776
121638912

FAQ

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12, 16 and 24?

LCM of 12, 16 and 24 is 48

How to find the LCM of 12, 16 and 24 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 12, 16 and 24 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2⁴ × 3 = 48.

Can you get the LCM of 12, 16 and 24 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 12 and 16 is 48, and the LCM of 48 and 24 is 48 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

Is 48 divisible by 12, 16 and 24?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 48 ÷ 12, 48 ÷ 16 and 48 ÷ 24 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 12, 16 and 24 is a multiple of 48.

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