LCM of 8,3,4

Find the LCM of 8, 3, 4 ?

Least Common Multiple, you need the prime factorization:

$$\mbox{prime factorization} \\\\ \begin{array}{rccccc} 8 =& 2^{\textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{3}}\ *& 3^0\\ 3 =& 2^0 \ *& 3^{\textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{1}}\\ 4 = & 2^2 \ *& 3^0\\ \hline \mbox{in each case the biggest exponent} & 2^{\textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{3}} \ *& 3^{\textcolor[rgb]{1,0,0}{1}} &= 24 = LCM \\ \end{array}$$

LCM of 8, 3, 4

24= 3 * 8

24= 8 * 3

24= 6 * 4