LCM for 2, 10 and 20

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 10 and 20?

Answer

LCM of 2, 10 and 20 is
20

First common multiples: 20, 40, 60, …

20 is divisible by all three: 20 ÷ 2 = 10, 20 ÷ 10 = 2, 20 ÷ 20 = 1 — and 10, 2 and 1 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/2 by 10 and of y/10 by 2.

2 — prime

10 = 2 × 5

20 = 22 × 5

Prime21020Highest power
2222222
5—555

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

LCM = 22 × 5 = 20

See Also

LCM Table

1st2nd3rdLCM
251010
261030
271070
281040
291090
2101010
21011110
2101260
21013130
2101470
2101530
2101680
21017170
2101890
21019190
2102020
21021210
21022110
21023230
21024120
2102550
21026130
21027270
21028140
21029290
2103030
21031310
21032160
21033330
21034170

FAQ

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 10 and 20?

LCM of 2, 10 and 20 is 20

How to find the LCM of 2, 10 and 20 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 2, 10 and 20 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2² × 5 = 20.

Can you get the LCM of 2, 10 and 20 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 2 and 10 is 10, and the LCM of 10 and 20 is 20 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

Is 20 divisible by 2, 10 and 20?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 20 ÷ 2, 20 ÷ 10 and 20 ÷ 20 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 2, 10 and 20 is a multiple of 20.