Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Representation and Calculation - Chapter Summary, Review, and Test - Review Exercises - Page 244: 8

Answer

The Greatest Common Divisor is 2. The Least Common Multiple is 27,432

Work Step by Step

First, prime factor both numbers. The prime factorization of 216 is $2^{3}$ x $3^{2}$ The prime factorization of 254 is 2 x 127. The GCD is what is common to both sets. There is a single factor of 2 common to both sets. Therefore, 2 is the GCD. The LCM is everything in both prime factorizations. So we have $2^{3}$ x $3^{2}$ x 127. Since we already have a 2 in the first prime factored number, we don't repeat it. Therefore the LCM is 27,432
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