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What is the least common multiple of 14 and 4

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Answer:   28Step-by-step explanation:It is often convenient to compute the Least Common Multiple (LCM) as the product of the numbers divided by their greatest common factor. In this case, that would be ...   LCM = (14 × 4)/2 = 28___As a check, you can do it by looking at the prime factors of these numbers. The LCM will be the product of the unique factors to their highest powers.   14 = 2·7   4 = 2^2Unique factors are 2 and 7. The highest power of 2 is 2; the highest power of 7 is 1.   LCM = 2^2·7 = 28