Multiple Choice

A production supervisor is using the prime factor method to find the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two machine cycles, one that lasts 12 minutes and another that lasts 18 minutes. After aligning the prime factors of both numbers into vertical columns, why is it necessary to 'bring down' only one factor from each column to calculate the LCM?

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