LCM known as the least common factor contains all the factors of the numbers given In the question we are given three numbers: 6 16 and 44 Making factors: Factors of 6: 1,2,3 Factors of 16: 1,2,2,2,2 Factors of 44: 1,2,2,11 multiplying the factors together: 1*2*3*2*2*2*2*2*2*11 Which equals: 4224 So the LCM is 4224