What is the Least Common Multiple of 42039 and 42053?

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 42039 and 42053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42039 and 42053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42039,42053) = 1
LCM(42039,42053) = ( 42039 × 42053) / 1
LCM(42039,42053) = 1767866067 / 1
LCM(42039,42053) = 1767866067

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42039 and 42053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42039 and 42053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42039 and 42053.

Prime Factorization of 42039

Prime Factorization of 42053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42039 and 42053.

LCM(42039,42053) = 3⁵ × 173¹ × 11¹ × 3823¹
LCM(42039,42053) = 1767866067