LCM( 7, 12, 24, 13 ) = 2184
Step 1: Write down factorisation of each number:
7 = 7
12 = 2 · 2 · 3
24 = 2 · 2 · 2 · 3
13 = 13
Step 2 : Match primes vertically:
7 | = | 7 | ||||||||||
12 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 3 | ||||||
24 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 3 | ||||
13 | = | 13 |
Step 3 : Bring down numbers in each column and multiply to get LCM:
7 | = | 7 | ||||||||||||
12 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 3 | ||||||||
24 | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 3 | ||||||
13 | = | 13 | ||||||||||||
LCM | = | 2 | · | 2 | · | 2 | · | 3 | · | 7 | · | 13 | = | 2184 |