Answered on : 2024-01-23
To find the least common multiple (LCM) of numbers from 1 to 10, you can follow these steps:
1. List the prime factors of each number from 1 to 10.
- Prime factors:
- 1 = 1
- 2 = 2
- 3 = 3
- 4 = 22
- 5 = 5
- 6 = 2 * 3
- 7 = 7
- 8 = 23
- 9 = 32
- 10 = 2 * 5
2. Take the highest power of each prime factor that appears in the factorization of any of the numbers.
- LCM = 23 * 32 * 5 * 7 = 2520
So, the least number that is divisible by all the numbers from 1 to 10 (inclusive) is 2520. This number is the smallest common multiple that satisfies the condition [5].