diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/TypeBoundsImpl.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/TypeBoundsImpl.kt
index e9c86a6ee85..8b98681f615 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/TypeBoundsImpl.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/inference/TypeBoundsImpl.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class TypeBoundsImpl(
         //fun <T> foo(t: T, consumer: Consumer<T>): T
         //foo(1, c: Consumer<Any>) - infer Int, not Any here
 
-        val superTypeOfNumberLowerBounds = TypeUtils.commonSupertypeForNumberTypes(numberLowerBounds)
+        val superTypeOfNumberLowerBounds = commonSupertypeForNumberTypes(numberLowerBounds)
         if (tryPossibleAnswer(bounds, superTypeOfNumberLowerBounds)) {
             return setOf(superTypeOfNumberLowerBounds!!)
         }
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class TypeBoundsImpl(
 
         // For non-denotable number types only, no valid types are mentioned, so common supertype is valid
         val numberLowerBounds = filterBounds(bounds, LOWER_BOUND).filter { it.constructor is IntegerValueTypeConstructor }
-        val superTypeOfNumberLowerBounds = TypeUtils.commonSupertypeForNumberTypes(numberLowerBounds)
+        val superTypeOfNumberLowerBounds = commonSupertypeForNumberTypes(numberLowerBounds)
         if (possibleAnswer == superTypeOfNumberLowerBounds) return true
 
         return false
@@ -182,4 +182,25 @@ public class TypeBoundsImpl(
         }
         return true
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    private fun commonSupertypeForNumberTypes(numberLowerBounds: Collection<KotlinType>): KotlinType? {
+        if (numberLowerBounds.isEmpty()) return null
+        val intersectionOfSupertypes = getIntersectionOfSupertypes(numberLowerBounds)
+        return TypeUtils.getDefaultPrimitiveNumberType(intersectionOfSupertypes) ?:
+                CommonSupertypes.commonSupertype(numberLowerBounds)
+    }
+
+    private fun getIntersectionOfSupertypes(types: Collection<KotlinType>): Set<KotlinType> {
+        val upperBounds = HashSet<KotlinType>()
+        for (type in types) {
+            val supertypes = type.constructor.supertypes
+            if (upperBounds.isEmpty()) {
+                upperBounds.addAll(supertypes)
+            }
+            else {
+                upperBounds.retainAll(supertypes)
+            }
+        }
+        return upperBounds
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/TypeUtils.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/TypeUtils.java
index 7779d51eb34..08f8f974908 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/TypeUtils.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/TypeUtils.java
@@ -447,32 +447,6 @@ public class TypeUtils {
         return new StarProjectionImpl(parameterDescriptor);
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    public static KotlinType commonSupertypeForNumberTypes(@NotNull Collection<KotlinType> numberLowerBounds) {
-        if (numberLowerBounds.isEmpty()) return null;
-        Set<KotlinType> intersectionOfSupertypes = getIntersectionOfSupertypes(numberLowerBounds);
-        KotlinType primitiveNumberType = getDefaultPrimitiveNumberType(intersectionOfSupertypes);
-        if (primitiveNumberType != null) {
-            return primitiveNumberType;
-        }
-        return CommonSupertypes.commonSupertype(numberLowerBounds);
-    }
-
-    @NotNull
-    private static Set<KotlinType> getIntersectionOfSupertypes(@NotNull Collection<KotlinType> types) {
-        Set<KotlinType> upperBounds = new HashSet<KotlinType>();
-        for (KotlinType type : types) {
-            Collection<KotlinType> supertypes = type.getConstructor().getSupertypes();
-            if (upperBounds.isEmpty()) {
-                upperBounds.addAll(supertypes);
-            }
-            else {
-                upperBounds.retainAll(supertypes);
-            }
-        }
-        return upperBounds;
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     public static KotlinType getDefaultPrimitiveNumberType(@NotNull IntegerValueTypeConstructor numberValueTypeConstructor) {
         KotlinType type = getDefaultPrimitiveNumberType(numberValueTypeConstructor.getSupertypes());
@@ -482,7 +456,7 @@ public class TypeUtils {
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    private static KotlinType getDefaultPrimitiveNumberType(@NotNull Collection<KotlinType> supertypes) {
+    public static KotlinType getDefaultPrimitiveNumberType(@NotNull Collection<KotlinType> supertypes) {
         if (supertypes.isEmpty()) {
             return null;
         }