Calculate LCM: Finding the Least Common Multiple of 10 and 15

What is the least common multiple of the numbers 10 and 15?

10   15 \boxed {10}~~~\boxed {15 }

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What is the least common multiple of the numbers 10 and 15?

10   15 \boxed {10}~~~\boxed {15 }

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To find the least common multiple (LCM) of 10 and 15, list the multiples of each number and find the smallest multiple they have in common.

Multiples of 10: 10,20,30,40, 10, 20, 30, 40, \ldots

Multiples of 15: 15,30,45,60, 15, 30, 45, 60, \ldots

The smallest common multiple is 30 30 .

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30

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