What is the Least Common Multiple of 42178 and 42196?

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 42178 and 42196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42178 and 42196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42178,42196) = 2
LCM(42178,42196) = ( 42178 × 42196) / 2
LCM(42178,42196) = 1779742888 / 2
LCM(42178,42196) = 889871444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42178 and 42196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42178 and 42196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42178 and 42196.

Prime Factorization of 42178

Prime Factorization of 42196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42178 and 42196.

LCM(42178,42196) = 2² × 21089¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 137¹
LCM(42178,42196) = 889871444