What is the Least Common Multiple of 42388 and 42396?

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 42388 and 42396 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42388 and 42396, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42388,42396) = 4
LCM(42388,42396) = ( 42388 × 42396) / 4
LCM(42388,42396) = 1797081648 / 4
LCM(42388,42396) = 449270412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42388 and 42396 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42388 and 42396. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42388 and 42396.

Prime Factorization of 42388

Prime Factorization of 42396

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42388 and 42396.

LCM(42388,42396) = 2² × 10597¹ × 3¹ × 3533¹
LCM(42388,42396) = 449270412