Given numbers are 281,258,986,742

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

The LCM of 281,258,986,742 is 13260101694.

Find LCM of 281,258,986,742 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 281 x 129 x 493 x 371 = 13260101694

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 281,258,986,742 is 13260101694.

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.

281 x 258 x 986 x 742 = 53040406776

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.

281 : 1, 281

258 : 1, 2, 3, 6, 43, 86, 129, 258

986 : 1, 2, 17, 29, 34, 58, 493, 986

742 : 1, 2, 7, 14, 53, 106, 371, 742

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 281,258,986,742, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

281:281

258:2x 3x 43

986:2x 17x 29

742:2x 7x 53

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 = 53040406776/(1x4)

LCM = 53040406776/4

LCM = 13260101694

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 281,258,986,742 is 13260101694.

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1. What is the LCM of 281, 258, 986, 742?

Answer: LCM of 281, 258, 986, 742 is 13260101694.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 281, 258, 986, 742?

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 281, 258, 986, 742.

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}.