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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why do we need lcms ?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

becasue 9 and 16 have no gcd

OpenStudy (amistre64):

gcf ... that is lol

OpenStudy (akshay_budhkar):

lcms is required to find the least common multiple..lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea. but, where do we need it other than in tests ?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its just another way of finding an answer when you need to simplify or reduce or some such

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thin about when ur adding fractions... they need the same denominator, and sometimes u need to multiply the fractions. LCM lets you know what is the smallest (and therefore most simplified) denominator that is still common to both

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