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What is the Least Common Multiple of 42005 and 42012?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least common multiple (LCM) of 42005 and 42012 is 1764714060.

LCM(42005,42012) = 1764714060

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Least Common Multiple of 42005 and 42012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42005 and 42012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42005,42012) = 1
LCM(42005,42012) = ( 42005 × 42012) / 1
LCM(42005,42012) = 1764714060 / 1
LCM(42005,42012) = 1764714060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42005 and 42012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42005 and 42012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42005 and 42012.

Prime Factorization of 42005

Prime factors of 42005 are 5, 31, 271. Prime factorization of 42005 in exponential form is:

42005 = 51 × 311 × 2711

Prime Factorization of 42012

Prime factors of 42012 are 2, 3, 389. Prime factorization of 42012 in exponential form is:

42012 = 22 × 33 × 3891

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42005 and 42012.

LCM(42005,42012) = 51 × 311 × 2711 × 22 × 33 × 3891
LCM(42005,42012) = 1764714060