What is the Least Common Multiple of 42154 and 42164?

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 42154 and 42164 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42154 and 42164, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42154,42164) = 2
LCM(42154,42164) = ( 42154 × 42164) / 2
LCM(42154,42164) = 1777381256 / 2
LCM(42154,42164) = 888690628

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42154 and 42164 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42154 and 42164. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42154 and 42164.

Prime Factorization of 42154

Prime Factorization of 42164

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42154 and 42164.

LCM(42154,42164) = 2² × 7¹ × 3011¹ × 83¹ × 127¹
LCM(42154,42164) = 888690628