LCM for 3, 5 and 16

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3, 5 and 16?

Answer

LCM of 3, 5 and 16 is
240

First common multiples: 240, 480, 720, …

240 is divisible by all three: 240 ÷ 3 = 80, 240 ÷ 5 = 48, 240 ÷ 16 = 15 — and 80, 48 and 15 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/3 by 80 and of y/5 by 48 and of z/16 by 15.

3 — prime

5 — prime

16 = 24

Prime3516Highest power
2——2424
33——3
5—5—5

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

LCM = 24 × 3 × 5 = 240

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FAQ

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3, 5 and 16?

LCM of 3, 5 and 16 is 240

How to find the LCM of 3, 5 and 16 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 3, 5 and 16 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2⁴ × 3 × 5 = 240.

Can you get the LCM of 3, 5 and 16 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 3 and 5 is 15, and the LCM of 15 and 16 is 240 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

Is 240 divisible by 3, 5 and 16?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 240 ÷ 3, 240 ÷ 5 and 240 ÷ 16 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 3, 5 and 16 is a multiple of 240.

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