Given numbers are 157,244,284,261

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

The LCM of 157,244,284,261 is 709885548.

Find LCM of 157,244,284,261 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 2 x 157 x 61 x 71 x 261 = 709885548

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 157,244,284,261 is 709885548.

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.

157 x 244 x 284 x 261 = 2839542192

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.

157 : 1, 157

244 : 1, 2, 4, 61, 122, 244

284 : 1, 2, 4, 71, 142, 284

261 : 1, 3, 9, 29, 87, 261

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 157,244,284,261, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

157:157

244:2x 2x 61

284:2x 2x 71

261:3x 3x 29

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 = 2839542192/(1x4)

LCM = 2839542192/4

LCM = 709885548

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 157,244,284,261 is 709885548.

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1. What is the LCM of 157, 244, 284, 261?

Answer: LCM of 157, 244, 284, 261 is 709885548.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 157, 244, 284, 261?

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 157, 244, 284, 261.

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}.