Find Least Common Multiple of 340, 400, 180 and 240 using division method..
Answer
LCM( 340, 400, 180, 240 ) = 61200
Explanation
Step 1 : Write the given numbers in a horizontal line.
| 340 | 400 | 180 | 240 |
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 | 340 | 400 | 180 | 240 |
| 170 | 200 | 90 | 120 |
Step 3 : Continue dividing by prime numbers till we get 1 in all columns.
| 2 | 340 | 400 | 180 | 240 |
| 2 | 170 | 200 | 90 | 120 |
| 2 | 85 | 100 | 45 | 60 |
| 2 | 85 | 50 | 45 | 30 |
| 3 | 85 | 25 | 45 | 15 |
| 3 | 85 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | 85 | 25 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Step 4 : Multiply numbers in first column to get LCM.
LCM( 340, 400, 180, 240 ) = 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 3 · 3 · 5 · 5 · 17 = 61200 .
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