LCM for 4, 5 and 8

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4, 5 and 8?

Answer

LCM of 4, 5 and 8 is
40

First common multiples: 40, 80, 120, …

40 is divisible by all three: 40 ÷ 4 = 10, 40 ÷ 5 = 8, 40 ÷ 8 = 5 — and 10, 8 and 5 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 10 and of y/5 by 8 and of z/8 by 5.

4 = 22

5 — prime

8 = 23

Prime458Highest power
222—2323
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 = 23 × 5 = 40

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FAQ

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4, 5 and 8?

LCM of 4, 5 and 8 is 40

How to find the LCM of 4, 5 and 8 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 4, 5 and 8 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2³ × 5 = 40.

Can you get the LCM of 4, 5 and 8 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 4 and 5 is 20, and the LCM of 20 and 8 is 40 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

Is 40 divisible by 4, 5 and 8?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 40 ÷ 4, 40 ÷ 5 and 40 ÷ 8 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 4, 5 and 8 is a multiple of 40.

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