Given numbers are 257,197,120,962

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

The LCM of 257,197,120,962 is 2922305880.

Find LCM of 257,197,120,962 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 257 x 197 x 60 x 481 = 2922305880

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 257,197,120,962 is 2922305880.

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.

257 x 197 x 120 x 962 = 5844611760

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.

257 : 1, 257

197 : 1, 197

120 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60, 120

962 : 1, 2, 13, 26, 37, 74, 481, 962

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 257,197,120,962, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

257:257

197:197

120:2x 2x 2x 3x 5

962:2x 13x 37

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

2 = 2

Therefore, the value for common factors is 2.

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 = 5844611760/(1x2)

LCM = 5844611760/2

LCM = 2922305880

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 257,197,120,962 is 2922305880.

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

• LCM of 329, 247, 301, 444
• LCM of 337, 216, 339, 103
• LCM of 291, 846, 385, 938
• LCM of 718, 883, 923, 139
• LCM of 494, 121, 152, 265

1. What is the LCM of 257, 197, 120, 962?

Answer: LCM of 257, 197, 120, 962 is 2922305880.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 257, 197, 120, 962?

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 257, 197, 120, 962.

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}.