Find Least Common Multiple of 5 and 2 using LCM formula..

Answer

LCM( 5, 2 ) = 10

Explanation

The formula for finding LCM is

LCM (a, b) = \frac{a \cdot b}{GCD ( a , b )}

In this example we have: a = 5, b = 2 and GCD(5, 2) = 1.

LCM (5, 2) = \frac{5 \cdot 2}{GCD ( 5 , 2 )} = \frac{10}{1} = 10

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