What is the Least Common Multiple of 42332 and 42343?

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 42332 and 42343 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42332 and 42343, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42332,42343) = 1
LCM(42332,42343) = ( 42332 × 42343) / 1
LCM(42332,42343) = 1792463876 / 1
LCM(42332,42343) = 1792463876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42332 and 42343 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42332 and 42343. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42332 and 42343.

Prime Factorization of 42332

Prime Factorization of 42343

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42332 and 42343.

LCM(42332,42343) = 2² × 19¹ × 557¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 263¹
LCM(42332,42343) = 1792463876