What is the Least Common Multiple of 42350 and 42366?

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 42350 and 42366 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42350 and 42366, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42350,42366) = 2
LCM(42350,42366) = ( 42350 × 42366) / 2
LCM(42350,42366) = 1794200100 / 2
LCM(42350,42366) = 897100050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42350 and 42366 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42350 and 42366. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42350 and 42366.

Prime Factorization of 42350

Prime Factorization of 42366

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42350 and 42366.

LCM(42350,42366) = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 11² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 307¹
LCM(42350,42366) = 897100050