LCM for 12 and 25

The first method to find LCM for numbers 12 and 25 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:

LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF

GCF of numbers 12 and 25 is 1, so

LCM = (12 × 25) ÷ 1

LCM = 300 ÷ 1

LCM = 300

The second method to find LCM for numbers 12 and 25 is to list out the common multiples for both nubmers and pick the first which matching:

Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180, 192, 204, 216, 228, 240, 252, 264, 276, 288, 300, 312, 324

Multiples of 25: 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275, 300, 325, 350

So the LCM for 12 and 25 is 300

Another method to find LCM for numbers 12 and 25 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors: