Given numbers are 278,349,261,914

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

The LCM of 278,349,261,914 is 11572493094.

Find LCM of 278,349,261,914 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 139 x 349 x 261 x 457 = 11572493094

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 278,349,261,914 is 11572493094.

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 349 x 261 x 914 = 23144986188

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

349 : 1, 349

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

914 : 1, 2, 457, 914

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 278,349,261,914, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

278:2x 139

349:349

261:3x 3x 29

914:2x 457

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 = 23144986188/(1x2)

LCM = 23144986188/2

LCM = 11572493094

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 278,349,261,914 is 11572493094.

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1. What is the LCM of 278, 349, 261, 914?

Answer: LCM of 278, 349, 261, 914 is 11572493094.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 278, 349, 261, 914?

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, 349, 261, 914.

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}.