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The problem states that the LCM of 12, 48, and m is 336, and their GCF is 4. We need to find the possible value(s) of m.

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The problem states that the LCM of 12, 48, and mm is 336, and their GCF is 4. We need to find the possible value(s) of mm.

  1. Write the prime factorization of the given numbers, the LCM, and the GCF.

    12=22×3112 = 2^2 \times 3^1 48=24×3148 = 2^4 \times 3^1 LCM(12,48,m)=336=24×31×71\text{LCM}(12, 48, m) = 336 = 2^4 \times 3^1 \times 7^1 GCF(12,48,m)=4=22\text{GCF}(12, 48, m) = 4 = 2^2

    Let the prime factorization of mm be 2x×3y×7z2^x \times 3^y \times 7^z.

  2. Use the GCF to determine constraints on the exponents $x, y, z$.

    For the GCF, the exponent of each prime factor is the minimum of the exponents in 12, 48, and mm.
    For prime factor 2: min⁡(2,4,x)=2\min(2, 4, x) = 2. This implies x≥2x \ge 2.
    For prime factor 3: min⁡(1,1,y)=0\min(1, 1, y) = 0 (since 303^0 is in the GCF). This implies y=0y = 0.
    For prime factor 7: min⁡(0,0,z)=0\min(0, 0, z) = 0 (since 707^0 is in the GCF). This implies z≥0z \ge 0.

  3. Use the LCM to determine constraints on the exponents $x, y, z$.

    For the LCM, the exponent of each prime factor is the maximum of the exponents in 12, 48, and mm.
    For prime factor 2: max⁡(2,4,x)=4\max(2, 4, x) = 4. This implies x≤4x \le 4.
    For prime factor 3: max⁡(1,1,y)=1\max(1, 1, y) = 1. This implies y≤1y \le 1.
    For prime factor 7: max⁡(0,0,z)=1\max(0, 0, z) = 1. This implies z=1z = 1.

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