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LCM: Basic Method

From Math Antics

LCM: Basic Method
4 min6thMath
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Summary

Math Antics shows how to find the least common multiple by listing multiples. A clear, animated 4-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

A few questions to talk through after watching “LCM: Basic Method.”

  1. What is a multiple of a number?
  2. How do you spot the least common multiple in two lists?
  3. When would you need an LCM in real problems?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: multiple, common multiple, least common multiple, LCM.

Try it: List multiples and find the LCM of 4 and 6.