LCM( 1747, 1408990440 ) = 1408990440
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 1747 | 1408990440 |
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 | 1747 | 1408990440 |
| 1747 | 704495220 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 2 | 1747 | 1408990440 |
| 2 | 1747 | 704495220 |
| 2 | 1747 | 352247610 |
| 3 | 1747 | 176123805 |
| 5 | 1747 | 58707935 |
| 11 | 1747 | 11741587 |
| 13 | 1747 | 1067417 |
| 47 | 1747 | 82109 |
| 1747 | 1747 | 1747 |
| 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 1747, 1408990440 ) = 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 11 · 13 · 47 · 1747 = 1408990440 .
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The LCM is equal to the product of all the numbers on the diagram.