64.Three Planets Aligned
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Three planets orbit a sun with periods of 60, 84 and 140 years, and today all three are aligned with it. In how many years will they next all be aligned again?
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Each planet returns to its starting position after a whole number of its own orbits. You need the smallest time that is a whole number of orbits for all three.
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