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What’s the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 7 and 8?

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To find the lowest common multiple (LCM) of 7 and 8, you can list the multiples of each number and find the smallest value that appears in both lists.

Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 98, ...

Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 96, ...

From the lists above, you can see that 56 is the smallest number that appears in both lists. Therefore, the LCM of 7 and 8 is 56.