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How Do You Find the Least Common Multiple by Listing Common Multiples?

Find the least common multiple of 8, 4, and 6

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    1. You can also find multiples by repeatedly adding a number to itself, like 8+8 is a multiple of 8
    1. The smallest number all three have in common will be the least common multiple
    1. The multiples of 8 get larger faster than the others, so looking at 8's multiples will allow us to run into the least common multiple sooner