LCM( 1500, 1500 ) = 1500
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 1500 | 1500 |
Step 2 : Divide the given numbers by smallest prime number. In this example we can divide by 2.
(if any number is not divisible by 2, write it down unchanged)
| 2 | 1500 | 1500 |
| 750 | 750 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 2 | 1500 | 1500 |
| 2 | 750 | 750 |
| 3 | 375 | 375 |
| 5 | 125 | 125 |
| 5 | 25 | 25 |
| 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 1500, 1500 ) = 2 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 5 · 5 = 1500 .
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The LCM is equal to the product of all the numbers on the diagram.