What is the LCM of 2 and 5?

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Problem

$$ \operatorname{lcm}(2, 5) $$

Solution

$$10$$

Steps

Step 1

Identify all the factors and their highest power in all expressions. Multiply the highest powers of these factors to get the least common multiple.
$$2\times 5$$

Step 2

Expand the expression.
$$10$$
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