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LCM // GCD inconsistency

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LCM // GCD inconsistency

by Stockmoose16 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:56 pm
If LCM * GCD = product, why is the following not working out?

Using the numbers 15, 27, 50, the LCM is 1350. The GCD, on the other hand, is 1. If you multiply the GCD*LCM, you get 1350. However, the product of the 3 numbers (15, 27, and 50) is 2050. Why is there a discrepancy between the formula and the aforementioned calculation?
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by gmat009 » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:09 pm
the product of two numbers is equal to the product of LCM and GCD of the two numbers.

I think this formula is valid for two numbers only not more than two
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