What is the LCM of 4 and 12?

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Problem

$$ \operatorname{lcm}(4, 12) $$

Solution

$$12$$

Steps

Step 1

Factor the expressions that are not already factored.
$$4=2^{2}$$ $$12=2^{2}\times 3$$

Step 2

Identify all the factors and their highest power in all expressions. Multiply the highest powers of these factors to get the least common multiple.
$$2^{2}\times 3$$

Step 3

Expand the expression.
$$12$$
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