What is the Least Common Multiple of 42346 and 42362?

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 42346 and 42362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42346 and 42362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42346,42362) = 2
LCM(42346,42362) = ( 42346 × 42362) / 2
LCM(42346,42362) = 1793861252 / 2
LCM(42346,42362) = 896930626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42346 and 42362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42346 and 42362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42346 and 42362.

Prime Factorization of 42346

Prime Factorization of 42362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42346 and 42362.

LCM(42346,42362) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 683¹ × 59¹ × 359¹
LCM(42346,42362) = 896930626