Showing posts with label Least Common Factor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Least Common Factor. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Problem on Finding LCM of Numbers (n+2) and (n-3)

Topic : Lowest Common Factor
Question : Find the LCM of (n+2) and (n-3).

Solution :
LCM of (n+2)(n-3)
would be:Case1 : { (n+2)(n-3) for all n/ where (n-3) is not a multiple of 5}
Case2 : { [(n+2)(n-3)/5] for all n/ where (n-3) is a multiple of 5}(this can be solved using the division method of finding the GCF)
n-3)n+2(1
## -n-3
________
#####5--------> remainder
CASE 1 :
let us assume (n-3)=6 (not a multiple of 5)
n =6 +3 = 9
(n+2)(n-3) = 11 x 6= 66 ---> product is the LCM
CASE 2 :
let us assume (n-3)= 5 (multiple of 5)
n = 5+3 = 8
(n+2)(n-3)/5 = 10 x 5/5 = 10---------> is the LCM

I hope this explains how we get the LCM for (n+2)(n-3)