Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions - 3.2 Least Common Multiples - 3.2 Exercises - Page 213: 56

Answer

55 is a factor of 1760.

Work Step by Step

We know that 55 is a factor of 1760, so one of the multiples if 55 will be 1760. Thus, the least common multiple of 1760 will have to be 55. (Whenever looking for the least common multiple of two numbers, when one number is the factor of the other, then the least common multiple will just be the larger number.)
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