LCM for 8, 12 and 18

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8, 12 and 18?

Answer

LCM of 8, 12 and 18 is
72

First common multiples: 72, 144, 216, …

72 is divisible by all three: 72 ÷ 8 = 9, 72 ÷ 12 = 6, 72 ÷ 18 = 4 — and 9, 6 and 4 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/8 by 9 and of y/12 by 6 and of z/18 by 4.

8 = 23

12 = 22 × 3

18 = 2 × 32

Prime81218Highest power
22322223
3—33232

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

LCM = 23 × 32 = 72

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FAQ

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8, 12 and 18?

LCM of 8, 12 and 18 is 72

How to find the LCM of 8, 12 and 18 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 8, 12 and 18 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2³ × 3² = 72.

Can you get the LCM of 8, 12 and 18 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 8 and 12 is 24, and the LCM of 24 and 18 is 72 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

Is 72 divisible by 8, 12 and 18?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 72 ÷ 8, 72 ÷ 12 and 72 ÷ 18 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 8, 12 and 18 is a multiple of 72.

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