What is the Least Common Multiple of 42038 and 42044?

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 42038 and 42044 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42038 and 42044, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42038,42044) = 2
LCM(42038,42044) = ( 42038 × 42044) / 2
LCM(42038,42044) = 1767445672 / 2
LCM(42038,42044) = 883722836

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42038 and 42044 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42038 and 42044. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42038 and 42044.

Prime Factorization of 42038

Prime Factorization of 42044

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42038 and 42044.

LCM(42038,42044) = 2² × 21019¹ × 23¹ × 457¹
LCM(42038,42044) = 883722836