What is the Least Common Multiple of 42321 and 42338?

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 42321 and 42338 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42321 and 42338, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42321,42338) = 1
LCM(42321,42338) = ( 42321 × 42338) / 1
LCM(42321,42338) = 1791786498 / 1
LCM(42321,42338) = 1791786498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42321 and 42338 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42321 and 42338. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42321 and 42338.

Prime Factorization of 42321

Prime Factorization of 42338

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42321 and 42338.

LCM(42321,42338) = 3¹ × 14107¹ × 2¹ × 21169¹
LCM(42321,42338) = 1791786498