Given numbers are 988,431,676,720

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

The LCM of 988,431,676,720 is 996437520.

Find LCM of 988,431,676,720 with Prime Factorization

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

2 x 2 x 13 x 19 x 431 x 13 x 180 = 996437520

Therefore, the lowest common multiple of 988,431,676,720 is 996437520.

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.

988 x 431 x 676 x 720 = 207259004160

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.

988 : 1, 2, 4, 13, 19, 26, 38, 52, 76, 247, 494, 988

431 : 1, 431

676 : 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52, 169, 338, 676

720 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 45, 48, 60, 72, 80, 90, 120, 144, 180, 240, 360, 720

1 is the greatest number that appears in all the lists. Therefore, we can determine that the GCF of 988,431,676,720, is 1.

Now, the common factors can be found like this.

988:2x 2x 13x 19

431:431

676:2x 2x 13x 13

720:2x 2x 2x 2x 3x 3x 5

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 2x 2x 13 = 208

Therefore, the value for common factors is 208.

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 = 207259004160/(1x208)

LCM = 207259004160/208

LCM = 996437520

Thus, we can understand that the LCM of 988,431,676,720 is 996437520.

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1. What is the LCM of 988, 431, 676, 720?

Answer: LCM of 988, 431, 676, 720 is 996437520.

2. How to calculate the LCM of 988, 431, 676, 720?

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 988, 431, 676, 720.

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}.