What is the Least Common Multiple of 42053 and 42060?

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 42053 and 42060 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42053 and 42060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42053,42060) = 1
LCM(42053,42060) = ( 42053 × 42060) / 1
LCM(42053,42060) = 1768749180 / 1
LCM(42053,42060) = 1768749180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42053 and 42060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42053 and 42060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42053 and 42060.

Prime Factorization of 42053

Prime Factorization of 42060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42053 and 42060.

LCM(42053,42060) = 11¹ × 3823¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 701¹
LCM(42053,42060) = 1768749180