What is the Least Common Multiple of 42099 and 42109?

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 42099 and 42109 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42099 and 42109, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42099,42109) = 1
LCM(42099,42109) = ( 42099 × 42109) / 1
LCM(42099,42109) = 1772746791 / 1
LCM(42099,42109) = 1772746791

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42099 and 42109 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42099 and 42109. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42099 and 42109.

Prime Factorization of 42099

Prime Factorization of 42109

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42099 and 42109.

LCM(42099,42109) = 3¹ × 14033¹ × 17¹ × 2477¹
LCM(42099,42109) = 1772746791