What is the Least Common Multiple of 42142 and 42158?

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 42142 and 42158 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42142 and 42158, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42142,42158) = 2
LCM(42142,42158) = ( 42142 × 42158) / 2
LCM(42142,42158) = 1776622436 / 2
LCM(42142,42158) = 888311218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42142 and 42158 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42142 and 42158. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42142 and 42158.

Prime Factorization of 42142

Prime Factorization of 42158

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42142 and 42158.

LCM(42142,42158) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 1109¹ × 107¹ × 197¹
LCM(42142,42158) = 888311218