LCM for 8, 15 and 20

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8, 15 and 20?

Answer

LCM of 8, 15 and 20 is
120

First common multiples: 120, 240, 360, …

120 is divisible by all three: 120 ÷ 8 = 15, 120 ÷ 15 = 8, 120 ÷ 20 = 6 — and 15, 8 and 6 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 15 and of y/15 by 8 and of z/20 by 6.

8 = 23

15 = 3 × 5

20 = 22 × 5

Prime81520Highest power
223—2223
3—3—3
5—555

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

LCM = 23 × 3 × 5 = 120

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811151,320
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813151,560
81415840
81515120
81516240
815172,040
81518360
815192,280
81520120
81521840
815221,320
815232,760
81524120
81525600
815261,560
815271,080
81528840
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81530120
815313,720
81532480
815331,320
815342,040

FAQ

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8, 15 and 20?

LCM of 8, 15 and 20 is 120

How to find the LCM of 8, 15 and 20 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 8, 15 and 20 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2³ × 3 × 5 = 120.

Can you get the LCM of 8, 15 and 20 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 8 and 15 is 120, and the LCM of 120 and 20 is 120 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

Is 120 divisible by 8, 15 and 20?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 120 ÷ 8, 120 ÷ 15 and 120 ÷ 20 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 8, 15 and 20 is a multiple of 120.

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