LCM( 64, 104 ) = 832
Step 1: Write down factorisation of each number:
64 = 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2
104 = 2 · 2 · 2 · 13
Step 2 : Match primes vertically:
64 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | ||
104 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 13 |
Step 3 : Bring down numbers in each column and multiply to get LCM:
64 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | ||||
104 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 13 | ||||||||
LCM | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 13 | = | 832 |
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The LCM is equal to the product of all the numbers on the diagram.