LCM( 1766, 691579728 ) = 691579728
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 1766 | 691579728 |
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 | 1766 | 691579728 |
| 883 | 345789864 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 2 | 1766 | 691579728 |
| 2 | 883 | 345789864 |
| 2 | 883 | 172894932 |
| 2 | 883 | 86447466 |
| 3 | 883 | 43223733 |
| 3 | 883 | 14407911 |
| 3 | 883 | 4802637 |
| 7 | 883 | 1600879 |
| 7 | 883 | 228697 |
| 37 | 883 | 32671 |
| 883 | 883 | 883 |
| 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 1766, 691579728 ) = 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 · 3 · 3 · 7 · 7 · 37 · 883 = 691579728 .
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The LCM is equal to the product of all the numbers on the diagram.