What is the Least Common Multiple of 42147 and 42167?

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 42147 and 42167 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42147 and 42167, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42147,42167) = 1
LCM(42147,42167) = ( 42147 × 42167) / 1
LCM(42147,42167) = 1777212549 / 1
LCM(42147,42167) = 1777212549

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42147 and 42167 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42147 and 42167. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42147 and 42167.

Prime Factorization of 42147

Prime Factorization of 42167

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42147 and 42167.

LCM(42147,42167) = 3³ × 7¹ × 223¹ × 149¹ × 283¹
LCM(42147,42167) = 1777212549