What is the Least Common Multiple of 42335 and 42339?

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 42335 and 42339 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42335 and 42339, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42335,42339) = 1
LCM(42335,42339) = ( 42335 × 42339) / 1
LCM(42335,42339) = 1792421565 / 1
LCM(42335,42339) = 1792421565

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42335 and 42339 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42335 and 42339. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42335 and 42339.

Prime Factorization of 42335

Prime Factorization of 42339

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42335 and 42339.

LCM(42335,42339) = 5¹ × 8467¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 1283¹
LCM(42335,42339) = 1792421565