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=LCM(a,b,c...,n)=
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div style="font-size:30px">'''LCM(n1,n2,n3...)'''</div><br/>
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*where n1,n2,n3... are numbers
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==Description==
 
*LCM is the '''least common multiple''' (also known as '''lowest common multiple''' or '''smallest common multiple''' or '''least common denominator  (LCD)''' of a set of integers a,b,c,...,n.
 
*LCM is the '''least common multiple''' (also known as '''lowest common multiple''' or '''smallest common multiple''' or '''least common denominator  (LCD)''' of a set of integers a,b,c,...,n.
 
* LCM is the smallest integer that is divisible by each of them.
 
* LCM is the smallest integer that is divisible by each of them.
 
* The argument can be one or many integers.
 
* The argument can be one or many integers.
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For example,
      
What is the LCM of 2 and 5?
 
What is the LCM of 2 and 5?
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So, from this list of the first few common multiples of the numbers 2 and 5, their least common multiple is 10.
 
So, from this list of the first few common multiples of the numbers 2 and 5, their least common multiple is 10.
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=Examples=
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==Examples==
    
'''Give calci examples and different cases here.'''
 
'''Give calci examples and different cases here.'''
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