Given numbers are 142,878,742,421

The least common multiple of numbers can be find using the prime factorization method or LCM formula.

The LCM of 142,878,742,421 is 9736634558.

Find LCM of 142,878,742,421 with Prime Factorization

Multiply the prime numbers at the bottom and the left side.

2 x 71 x 439 x 371 x 421 = 9736634558

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 142,878,742,421 is 9736634558.

LCM formula is LCM(a1, a2, an) = (a1 x a2 x an)/{GCF(a1 x a2 x an) x common factors}

Firstly, we have to find the product of all the numbers.

142 x 878 x 742 x 421 = 38946538232

Then, let us find the GCF of these five numbers. To do so, we have to list down the factors for each number and choose the highest factor that is in all of the lists.

142 : 1, 2, 71, 142

878 : 1, 2, 439, 878

742 : 1, 2, 7, 14, 53, 106, 371, 742

421 : 1, 421

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 142,878,742,421, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

142:2x 71

878:2x 439

742:2x 7x 53

421:421

From this, we can see that the common factors because they appear for more than two numbers. So, just multiply them all together.

2x 2 = 4

Therefore, the value for common factors is 4.

Now that we have all the elements of the formula, we can plug them in to calculate the LCM.

LCM(a1, a2, an) = (a1 x a2 x an)/{GCF(a1 x a2 x an) x common factors}

LCM = 38946538232/(1x4)

LCM = 38946538232/4

LCM = 9736634558

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 142,878,742,421 is 9736634558.

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1. What is the LCM of 142, 878, 742, 421?

Answer: LCM of 142, 878, 742, 421 is 9736634558.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 142, 878, 742, 421?

The LCM can be found using two methods. You can either use the LCM formula or the prime factorization method to calculate the LCM of 142, 878, 742, 421.

3. What is the LCM formula?

The LCM formula is LCM(a1, a2, an) = (a1 x a2 x an)/{GCF(a1 x a2 x an) x common factors}.