Given numbers are 978,3376

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

The LCM of 978,3376 is 1650864.

Find LCM of 978,3376 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 489 x 1688 = 1650864

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 978,3376 is 1650864.

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.

978 x 3376 = 3301728

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.

978 : 1, 2, 3, 6, 163, 326, 489, 978

3376 : 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 211, 422, 844, 1688, 3376

2 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 978,3376, is 2.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

978:2x 3x 163

3376:2x 2x 2x 2x 211

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

= 1

Therefore, the value for common factors is 1.

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 = 3301728/(2x1)

LCM = 3301728/2

LCM = 1650864

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 978,3376 is 1650864.

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1. What is the LCM of 978, 3376?

Answer: LCM of 978, 3376 is 1650864.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 978, 3376?

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 978, 3376.

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}.