What is the LCM and GCF of 12 and 82?

The question "What is the LCM and GCF of 12 and 82?" can be split into two questions: "What is the LCM of 12 and 82?" and "What is the GCF of 12 and 82?"

In the question "What is the LCM and GCF of 12 and 82?", LCM is the abbreviation of Least Common Multiple and GCF is the abbreviation of Greatest Common Factor.

To find the LCM, we first list the multiples of 12 and 82 and then we find the smallest multiple they have in common. To find the multiples of any number, you simply multiply the number by 1, then by 2, then by 3 and so on. Here is the beginning list of multiples of 12 and 82:

Multiples of 12: 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, etc.

Multiples of 82: 82, 164, 246, 328, 410, 492, etc.

The least multiple on the two lists that they have in common is the LCM of 12 and 82. Therefore, the LCM of 12 and 82 is 492.

To find the GCF, we first list the factors of 12 and 82 and then we find the largest factor they have in common. The factors of any number, are all the numbers that you can evenly divide into that number.

In other words, the factors of 12 are all the numbers that can evenly divide into 12, and the factors of 82 are all the numbers that can evenly divide into 82. Here are the factors for 12 and 82:

Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.

Factors of 82: 1, 2, 41, and 82.

The greatest factor on the two lists that they have in common is the GCF of 12 and 82. Therefore, the GCF of 12 and 82 is 2.

In summary, the answer to the question "What is the LCM and GCF of 12 and 82?" is 492 and 2.

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