What is the Least Common Multiple of 42018 and 42037?

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 42018 and 42037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42018 and 42037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42018,42037) = 1
LCM(42018,42037) = ( 42018 × 42037) / 1
LCM(42018,42037) = 1766310666 / 1
LCM(42018,42037) = 1766310666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42018 and 42037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42018 and 42037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42018 and 42037.

Prime Factorization of 42018

Prime Factorization of 42037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42018 and 42037.

LCM(42018,42037) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 149¹ × 127¹ × 331¹
LCM(42018,42037) = 1766310666