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    LCM for 3, 6 and 21

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    What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3, 6 and 21?

    Answer

    LCM of 3, 6 and 21 is
    42

    First common multiples: 42, 84, 126, …

    42 is divisible by all three: 42 ÷ 3 = 14, 42 ÷ 6 = 7, 42 ÷ 21 = 2 — and 14, 7 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/3 by 14 and of y/6 by 7 and of z/21 by 2.

    3 — prime

    6 = 2 × 3

    21 = 3 × 7

    Prime3621Highest power
    2—2—2
    33333
    7——77

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

    LCM = 2 × 3 × 7 = 42

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    LCM Table

    1st2nd3rdLCM
    3666
    36742
    36824
    36918
    361030
    361166
    361212
    361378
    361442
    361530
    361648
    3617102
    361818
    3619114
    362060
    362142
    362266
    3623138
    362424
    3625150
    362678
    362754
    362884
    3629174
    363030
    3631186
    363296
    363366
    3634102
    3635210

    FAQ

    What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 3, 6 and 21?

    LCM of 3, 6 and 21 is 42

    How to find the LCM of 3, 6 and 21 by prime factorization?

    Take every prime that appears in 3, 6 and 21 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2 × 3 × 7 = 42.

    Can you get the LCM of 3, 6 and 21 two numbers at a time?

    Yes. The LCM of 3 and 6 is 6, and the LCM of 6 and 21 is 42 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

    Is 42 divisible by 3, 6 and 21?

    Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 42 ÷ 3, 42 ÷ 6 and 42 ÷ 21 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 3, 6 and 21 is a multiple of 42.