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Sarah says that you can find the LCM of any two whole numbers by multiplying them together. Provide a counter example to show that Sarah's statement is incorrect

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User Nsdel
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Answer:

Consider,the two whole numbers 2 and 4

L.C.M(2,4)=4 but 2×4=8

Hence,it can be concluded that Sarah's statement is incorrect.

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User NeilC
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The LCM of 2 and 4 is 4 but the product of 2 and 4 is 8
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