Question
Find Least Common Multiple of 323 and 153 using division method..
Answer
LCM( 323, 153 ) = 2907
Explanation
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 323 | 153 |
Step 2 : Divide the given numbers by smallest prime number. In this example we can divide by 3.
(if any number is not divisible by 3, write it down unchanged)
| 3 | 323 | 153 |
| 323 | 51 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 3 | 323 | 153 |
| 3 | 323 | 51 |
| 17 | 323 | 17 |
| 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 323, 153 ) = 3 · 3 · 17 · 19 = 2907 .
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The LCM is equal to the product of all the numbers on the diagram.
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