a certain class of students is being divided into teams . the class can either be divided into 18 teams with an equal number of players on each team or 24 teams with an equal number of players on each team . what is the lowest possible number of students in the class ?
prime factorization of 18 = 2 * 3 ^ 2 prime factorization of 24 = 2 ^ 3 * 3 lcm of the given numbers = 2 ^ 3 * 3 ^ 2 = 72 answer e
lcm(18, 24)