given:
10 and 12
to find:
the LCM
solution:
prime factorization of 10:
[tex] = 2 \times 5[/tex]
prime factorization of 12:
[tex] = {2}^{2} \times 3[/tex]
LCM=
[tex] {2}^{2} \times 3 \times 5[/tex]
[tex] = 60[/tex]
therefore, the LCM of 10 and 12 is 60.
