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    LCM for 6, 10 and 16

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    What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6, 10 and 16?

    Answer

    LCM of 6, 10 and 16 is
    240

    (Two hundred forty)

    240 is the smallest positive integer that 6, 10 and 16 all divide without a remainder — every other common multiple of the three is a multiple of it.

    Finding the LCM of 6, 10 and 16 by Prime Factorization

    Split all three numbers into prime factors, then take every prime that shows up in at least one of them, each raised to the highest power it reaches there. Multiplying those highest powers gives the least common multiple:

    All Prime Factors of 6: 2 × 3 (exponent form: 2 × 3)

    All Prime Factors of 10: 2 × 5 (exponent form: 2 × 5)

    All Prime Factors of 16: 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 (exponent form: 24)

    Prime factor61016Highest power
    2222424
    33——3
    5—5—5

    LCM = 24 × 3 × 5 = 240

    Checking the LCM of 6, 10 and 16 Two Numbers at a Time

    The least common multiple is associative, so three numbers can be handled as two pairs: first the LCM of the first two, then the LCM of that value and the third. Each pair goes through the two-number formula, which uses the greatest common divisor:

    LCM(a, b) = (a × b) ÷ GCD(a, b)

    LCM(6, 10) = (6 × 10) ÷ 2 = 60 ÷ 2 = 30

    LCM(30, 16) = (30 × 16) ÷ 2 = 480 ÷ 2 = 240

    LCM(6, 10, 16) = 240

    The pairs may be taken in any order — 10 and 16 first, then 6 — and the answer is the same 240. That is exactly why the two routes on this page agree.

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    LCM Table

    Number 1Number 2Number 3LCM
    161030
    261030
    361030
    461060
    561030
    661030
    6710210
    6810120
    691090
    6101030
    61011330
    6101260
    61013390
    61014210
    6101530
    61016240
    61017510
    6101890
    61019570
    6102060
    61021210
    61022330
    61023690
    61024120
    61025150
    61026390
    61027270
    61028420
    61029870
    6103030

    About "Least Common Multiple of 3 Numbers" Calculator

    This calculator finds the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of three numbers at once, without doing it in two passes. For example, it can help you find out what's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6, 10 and 16? (The answer is: 240). Enter the first number (e.g. '6'), the second (e.g. '10') and the third (e.g. '16'), then hit the 'Calculate' button.
    The Least Common Multiple of three numbers is the smallest positive integer that all three of them divide without a remainder
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    FAQ

    What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6, 10 and 16?

    LCM of 6, 10 and 16 is 240

    How to find the LCM of 6, 10 and 16 by prime factorization?

    Take every prime that appears in 6, 10 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 6, 10 and 16 two numbers at a time?

    Yes, and it is the check this page prints. The LCM of 6 and 10 is 30, and the LCM of 30 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 6, 10 and 16?

    Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 240 ÷ 6, 240 ÷ 10 and 240 ÷ 16 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 6, 10 and 16 is a multiple of 240.

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