What is the Least Common Multiple of 42310 and 42324?

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 42310 and 42324 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42310 and 42324, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42310,42324) = 2
LCM(42310,42324) = ( 42310 × 42324) / 2
LCM(42310,42324) = 1790728440 / 2
LCM(42310,42324) = 895364220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42310 and 42324 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42310 and 42324. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42310 and 42324.

Prime Factorization of 42310

Prime Factorization of 42324

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42310 and 42324.

LCM(42310,42324) = 2² × 5¹ × 4231¹ × 3¹ × 3527¹
LCM(42310,42324) = 895364220