Question
Find Least Common Multiple of 9782 and 3846 using division method..
Answer
LCM( 9782, 3846 ) = 18810786
Explanation
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 9782 | 3846 |
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 | 9782 | 3846 |
| 4891 | 1923 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 2 | 9782 | 3846 |
| 3 | 4891 | 1923 |
| 67 | 4891 | 641 |
| 73 | 73 | 641 |
| 641 | 1 | 641 |
| 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 9782, 3846 ) = 2 · 3 · 67 · 73 · 641 = 18810786 .
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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