The invention discloses a method for preparing a precursor of a positive material of a 
nickel manganese cobalt multi-element 
lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps of: firstly, dissolving 
nickel, 
cobalt and 
manganese with deionized water, and preparing a multi-element 
metal salt solution with the total 
metal ionic 
molar concentration between 0.8 and 2.5mol / L, wherein the 
molar ratio of 
nickel to 
cobalt to 
manganese elements in the multi-element 
metal salt solution is (0-1):(0-1):(0-1); secondly, preparing alkali solution with concentration between 2 and 4mol / L; thirdly, reacting the 
salt solution with the alkali solution, wherein the temperature is controlled to be between 40 and 70 DEG C and the stirring speed is controlled to be between 100 and 600 revolutions / min, and the adding speed of salt and alkali solutions is controlled, so that the pH value of the 
reaction system is controlled to be between 8 and 11; and continuously stirring for 30 minutes to 2 hours after the reaction is completed, standing for 2 to 4 hours, filtering to obtain 
solid matters, and washing with deionized water until the content of Na<+> is lower than 0.03 percent, and 
drying to obtain the required precursor of the positive material of the nickel manganese cobalt multi-element 
lithium ion battery. According to the invention, an 
ammonia complexing agent is not used, and the method has the advantages of no 
ammonia or 
nitrogen pollution risk, good product 
sphericity, uniform granules, narrow 
granularity distribution and the like.