What is the Least Common Multiple of 42236 and 42240?

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 42236 and 42240 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42236 and 42240, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42236,42240) = 4
LCM(42236,42240) = ( 42236 × 42240) / 4
LCM(42236,42240) = 1784048640 / 4
LCM(42236,42240) = 446012160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42236 and 42240 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42236 and 42240. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42236 and 42240.

Prime Factorization of 42236

Prime Factorization of 42240

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42236 and 42240.

LCM(42236,42240) = 2⁸ × 10559¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹
LCM(42236,42240) = 446012160