Given numbers are 342,421,958,203,242

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

The LCM of 342,421,958,203,242 is 1694045705814.

Find LCM of 342,421,958,203,242 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 171 x 421 x 479 x 203 x 121 = 1694045705814

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 342,421,958,203,242 is 1694045705814.

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.

342 x 421 x 958 x 203 x 242 = 6776182823256

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.

342 : 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 19, 38, 57, 114, 171, 342

421 : 1, 421

958 : 1, 2, 479, 958

203 : 1, 7, 29, 203

242 : 1, 2, 11, 22, 121, 242

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 342,421,958,203,242, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

342:2x 3x 3x 19

421:421

958:2x 479

203:7x 29

242:2x 11x 11

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 = 6776182823256/(1x4)

LCM = 6776182823256/4

LCM = 1694045705814

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 342,421,958,203,242 is 1694045705814.

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1. What is the LCM of 342, 421, 958, 203, 242?

Answer: LCM of 342, 421, 958, 203, 242 is 1694045705814.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 342, 421, 958, 203, 242?

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 342, 421, 958, 203, 242.

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}.