Given numbers are 642,456,438,157,859

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

The LCM of 642,456,438,157,859 is 480357191208.

Find LCM of 642,456,438,157,859 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 3 x 107 x 76 x 73 x 157 x 859 = 480357191208

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 642,456,438,157,859 is 480357191208.

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.

642 x 456 x 438 x 157 x 859 = 17292858883488

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.

642 : 1, 2, 3, 6, 107, 214, 321, 642

456 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 19, 24, 38, 57, 76, 114, 152, 228, 456

438 : 1, 2, 3, 6, 73, 146, 219, 438

157 : 1, 157

859 : 1, 859

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 642,456,438,157,859, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

642:2x 3x 107

456:2x 2x 2x 3x 19

438:2x 3x 73

157:157

859:859

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

2x 2x 3x 3 = 36

Therefore, the value for common factors is 36.

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 = 17292858883488/(1x36)

LCM = 17292858883488/36

LCM = 480357191208

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 642,456,438,157,859 is 480357191208.

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1. What is the LCM of 642, 456, 438, 157, 859?

Answer: LCM of 642, 456, 438, 157, 859 is 480357191208.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 642, 456, 438, 157, 859?

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 642, 456, 438, 157, 859.

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}.