What is the LCM of 6 and 2?
William Taylor
Published May 12, 2026
LCM of 2 and 6 is 6.
What are the factors of 6 and 2?
The factors of 2 and 6 are 1, 2 and 1, 2, 3, 6 respectively. There are 3 commonly used methods to find the GCF of 2 and 6 - prime factorization, long division, and Euclidean algorithm.How do you find the LCM?
Find the LCM by listing multiples.
- List the first several multiples of each number.
- Look for multiples common to both lists. If there are no common multiples in the lists, write out additional multiples for each number.
- Look for the smallest number that is common to both lists.
- This number is the LCM.