The ClearLCM notebook

Useful answers, in plain language.

Learn what the results mean, how the calculation works and where a little care makes a difference.

Three practical methods, and a worked example using 12 and 18.

Combine a group of integers without guessing a large shared multiple.

One finds a shared multiple; the other finds a shared divisor.

Build equivalent fractions using the smallest shared denominator.

Understand the conventions and limits behind an exact result.

Find the next shared cycle when events start together.