Given numbers are 16,14,86,86,242

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

The LCM of 16,14,86,86,242 is 582736.

Find LCM of 16,14,86,86,242 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 43 x 8 x 7 x 1 x 1 x 121 = 582736

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 16,14,86,86,242 is 582736.

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.

16 x 14 x 86 x 86 x 242 = 400922368

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.

16 : 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

14 : 1, 2, 7, 14

86 : 1, 2, 43, 86

86 : 1, 2, 43, 86

242 : 1, 2, 11, 22, 121, 242

2 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 16,14,86,86,242, is 2.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

16:2x 2x 2x 2

14:2x 7

86:2x 43

86:2x 43

242:2x 11x 11

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

2x 2x 2x 43 = 344

Therefore, the value for common factors is 344.

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 = 400922368/(2x344)

LCM = 400922368/688

LCM = 582736

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 16,14,86,86,242 is 582736.

Here are some samples of LCM of two or more Numbers calculations.

• LCM of 33, 51, 54, 97, 984
• LCM of 36, 73, 23, 51, 263
• LCM of 77, 36, 97, 68, 913
• LCM of 24, 35, 20, 66, 793
• LCM of 18, 25, 37, 80, 803

1. What is the LCM of 16, 14, 86, 86, 242?

Answer: LCM of 16, 14, 86, 86, 242 is 582736.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 16, 14, 86, 86, 242?

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 16, 14, 86, 86, 242.

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}.