LCM( 30430400, 1760 ) = 30430400
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 30430400 | 1760 |
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 | 30430400 | 1760 |
| 15215200 | 880 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 2 | 30430400 | 1760 |
| 2 | 15215200 | 880 |
| 2 | 7607600 | 440 |
| 2 | 3803800 | 220 |
| 2 | 1901900 | 110 |
| 2 | 950950 | 55 |
| 5 | 475475 | 55 |
| 5 | 95095 | 11 |
| 7 | 19019 | 11 |
| 11 | 2717 | 11 |
| 13 | 247 | 1 |
| 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 30430400, 1760 ) = 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 5 · 5 · 7 · 11 · 13 · 19 = 30430400 .
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The LCM is equal to the product of all the numbers on the diagram.