Question

Find the LCM of
:12, 9, 16​

Answer 1

Answer:

The least common multiple 144 is a product of common & odd prime factors between the integers which is divisible by each one an integer of this same group. The step by step work for LCM of 9, 12 and 16 may useful to understand how to find LCM for two or three numbers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Identify a factor both numbers have in common other than 1. 9 and 12 both have 3 as a factor.

Divide both numbers by the common factor. 9/3 = 3. ...

Identify if the quotients (in this case, 3 and 4) have no common factors other than 1. ...

Multiply all the divisors + quotients together to get the LCM.

Answer 2

2|12,9,16

2|6,9,8

2|3,9,4

2|3,9,2

2|3,9,1

3|1,3,1

3|1,1,1

LCM=2x2x2x2x2x3x3=288