What is the Least Common Multiple of 42093 and 42108?

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 42093 and 42108 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42093 and 42108, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42093,42108) = 3
LCM(42093,42108) = ( 42093 × 42108) / 3
LCM(42093,42108) = 1772452044 / 3
LCM(42093,42108) = 590817348

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42093 and 42108 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42093 and 42108. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42093 and 42108.

Prime Factorization of 42093

Prime Factorization of 42108

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42093 and 42108.

LCM(42093,42108) = 3³ × 1559¹ × 2² × 11² × 29¹
LCM(42093,42108) = 590817348