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The LCM of 84, 105 and 140 is:
360
240
120
420
420
Find prime factorizations of each number: 84=22├Ч3├Ч7, 105=3├Ч5├Ч7, and 140=22├Ч5├Ч7. Take the highest power of each prime: 22,31,51,71.
The numbers are 84, 105, and 140.
LCM(a,b,c)=Product┬аof┬аhighest┬аpowers┬аof┬аall┬аprime┬аfactors
Find prime factorizations of each number: 84=22├Ч3├Ч7, 105=3├Ч5├Ч7, and 140=22├Ч5├Ч7. Take the highest power of each prime: 22,31,51,71.
Confusing LCM with HCF by taking the lowest powers instead of the highest powers.
Prime Factorization of 84
Express 84 as a product of its prime factors: 84=2├Ч2├Ч3├Ч7=22├Ч31├Ч71.
84=22├Ч3├Ч7
Prime Factorization of 105
Express 105 as a product of its prime factors: 105=3├Ч5├Ч7=31├Ч51├Ч71.
105=3├Ч5├Ч7
Prime Factorization of 140
Express 140 as a product of its prime factors: 140=2├Ч2├Ч5├Ч7=22├Ч51├Ч71.
140=22├Ч5├Ч7
Calculate LCM
Take the highest power of each prime factor involved (22,31,51,71) and multiply them together: LCM=22├Ч3├Ч5├Ч7=4├Ч3├Ч5├Ч7=420.
LCM=4├Ч3├Ч5├Ч7=420
D is correct because the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 84, 105, and 140 is calculated as 420.
The product of HCF and LCM of two numbers equals the product of the numbers, though for three numbers this formula does not directly apply and prime factor expansion must be used.