What is the Least Common Multiple of 42012 and 42017?

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 of 42012 and 42017 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42012 and 42017, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42012,42017) = 1
LCM(42012,42017) = ( 42012 × 42017) / 1
LCM(42012,42017) = 1765218204 / 1
LCM(42012,42017) = 1765218204

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42012 and 42017 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42012 and 42017. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42012 and 42017.

Prime Factorization of 42012

Prime Factorization of 42017

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42012 and 42017.

LCM(42012,42017) = 2² × 3³ × 389¹ × 42017¹
LCM(42012,42017) = 1765218204