If a and b are two prime numbers then LCM of (a, b) is ____.

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If a and b are two prime numbers then LCM of (a, b) is ab.
Prime numbers are the ones which don’t have other factors except 1 and the numbers themselves.
Now, we know that LCM of two or more numbers is the least possible number which is a multiple of all the given numbers.
So, the LCM of any two prime numbers will be the product of those two numbers only.
So, in general, we can conclude that for any two prime numbers a and b, their LCM will be their product i.e.,

a × b

or ab.

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