Given numbers are 278,158,131,962

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

The LCM of 278,158,131,962 is 1383847582.

Find LCM of 278,158,131,962 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 139 x 79 x 131 x 481 = 1383847582

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 278,158,131,962 is 1383847582.

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.

278 x 158 x 131 x 962 = 5535390328

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.

278 : 1, 2, 139, 278

158 : 1, 2, 79, 158

131 : 1, 131

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 278,158,131,962, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

278:2x 139

158:2x 79

131:131

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.

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 = 5535390328/(1x4)

LCM = 5535390328/4

LCM = 1383847582

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 278,158,131,962 is 1383847582.

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1. What is the LCM of 278, 158, 131, 962?

Answer: LCM of 278, 158, 131, 962 is 1383847582.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 278, 158, 131, 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 278, 158, 131, 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}.