Given numbers are 178,942,281,172

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

The LCM of 178,942,281,172 is 2026029108.

Find LCM of 178,942,281,172 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 89 x 471 x 281 x 86 = 2026029108

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 178,942,281,172 is 2026029108.

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.

178 x 942 x 281 x 172 = 8104116432

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.

178 : 1, 2, 89, 178

942 : 1, 2, 3, 6, 157, 314, 471, 942

281 : 1, 281

172 : 1, 2, 4, 43, 86, 172

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 178,942,281,172, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

178:2x 89

942:2x 3x 157

281:281

172:2x 2x 43

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 = 8104116432/(1x4)

LCM = 8104116432/4

LCM = 2026029108

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 178,942,281,172 is 2026029108.

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1. What is the LCM of 178, 942, 281, 172?

Answer: LCM of 178, 942, 281, 172 is 2026029108.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 178, 942, 281, 172?

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 178, 942, 281, 172.

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}.