Question
Find Least Common Multiple of 60, 85, 150 and 225 using division method..
Answer
LCM( 60, 85, 150, 225 ) = 15300
Explanation
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 60 | 85 | 150 | 225 |
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 | 60 | 85 | 150 | 225 |
| 30 | 85 | 75 | 225 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 2 | 60 | 85 | 150 | 225 |
| 2 | 30 | 85 | 75 | 225 |
| 3 | 15 | 85 | 75 | 225 |
| 3 | 5 | 85 | 25 | 75 |
| 5 | 5 | 85 | 25 | 25 |
| 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 60, 85, 150, 225 ) = 2 · 2 · 3 · 3 · 5 · 5 · 17 = 15300 .
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