Question

the lcm of three numbers is 12 and their sum is 10.find the numbers

Answer 1

hi

let the number be x

lcm of 3 numbers  is 12

so the numbers  should be from

factors of 12 = 1,2,3,4,6,12

now sum should be 10

so 

x + y +y = 10


it cant come

lcm of 1,2,3 = 6

lcm =of 2,3,4 is 12 but sum is 9

lcm of 3.4.6 is 12 but sum is 13

so it cant