What is the least common multiple of 4 and 12?
4
12
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12

Step-by-step explanation: To find the least common multiple or lcm of 4 and 12, begin by listing the first few multiples of each number.

Multiples of 6

1 × 6 = 6

2 × 6 = 12

3 × 6 = 18

Notice that we skipped 0 × 6 in our list of multiples.

That's because 0 × 6 is 0 and our least common multiple can't be 0.

When listing the multiples of 12, it's a good idea to keep an eye on the list of multiples for 4 so that we will notice when we find a least common multiple.

Multiples of 12

1 × 12 = 12

Notice that 12 is also a multiple of 6 so our least common multiple is 12.

We can stop here because all other multiples

that we find will be greater than 12.

So the least common multiple or LCM of 4 and 12 is 12.