Question

lcm of 900 800 500 ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The instructions to find the LCM of 800 and 900 are the next:

1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors

800 2 400 2 200 2 100 2 50 2 25 5 5 5 1 900 2 450 2 225 3 75 3 25 5 5 5 1

2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors

Prime factors of 800 = 25 . 52

Prime factors of 900 = 22 . 32 . 52

3. Choose the common and uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent

Common prime factors: 2 , 5

Common prime factors with the greatest exponent: 25, 52

Uncommon prime factors: 3

Uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent: 32

4. Calculate the Least Common Multiple or LCM

Remember, to find the LCM of several numbers you must multiply the common and uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent of those numbers.

LCM = 25. 52. 32 = 7200

Answer 2

Answer:

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