Calculate the Least Common Multiple or LCM of 254 and 508

The instructions to find the LCM of 254 and 508 are the next:

1. Decompose all numbers into prime factors

2. Write all numbers as the product of its prime factors

3. Choose the common and uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent

Common prime factors: 2 , 127

Common prime factors with the greatest exponent: 2², 127¹

Uncommon prime factors: None

Uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent: None

4. Calculate the Least Common Multiple or LCM

Remember, to find the LCM of several numbers you must multiply the common and uncommon prime factors with the greatest exponent of those numbers.

LCM = 2². 127¹ = 508

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