Given numbers are 342,448,686

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

The LCM of 342,448,686 is 3753792.

Find LCM of 342,448,686 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 7 x 171 x 32 x 49 = 3753792

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 342,448,686 is 3753792.

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 448 x 686 = 105106176

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

448 : 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 16, 28, 32, 56, 64, 112, 224, 448

686 : 1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98, 343, 686

2 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 342,448,686, is 2.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

342:2x 3x 3x 19

448:2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 7

686:2x 7x 7x 7

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

2x 7 = 14

Therefore, the value for common factors is 14.

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 = 105106176/(2x14)

LCM = 105106176/28

LCM = 3753792

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 342,448,686 is 3753792.

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1. What is the LCM of 342, 448, 686?

Answer: LCM of 342, 448, 686 is 3753792.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 342, 448, 686?

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, 448, 686.

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}.