LCM for 4, 15 and 16

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4, 15 and 16?

Answer

LCM of 4, 15 and 16 is
240

First common multiples: 240, 480, 720, …

240 is divisible by all three: 240 ÷ 4 = 60, 240 ÷ 15 = 16, 240 ÷ 16 = 15 — and 60, 16 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/4 by 60 and of y/15 by 16 and of z/16 by 15.

4 = 22

15 = 3 × 5

16 = 24

Prime41516Highest power
222—2424
3—3—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 4, 15 and 16?

LCM of 4, 15 and 16 is 240

How to find the LCM of 4, 15 and 16 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 4, 15 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 4, 15 and 16 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 4 and 15 is 60, and the LCM of 60 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 4, 15 and 16?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 240 ÷ 4, 240 ÷ 15 and 240 ÷ 16 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 4, 15 and 16 is a multiple of 240.

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