What is the Least Common Multiple of 42462 and 42468?

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 42462 and 42468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42462 and 42468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42462,42468) = 6
LCM(42462,42468) = ( 42462 × 42468) / 6
LCM(42462,42468) = 1803276216 / 6
LCM(42462,42468) = 300546036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42462 and 42468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42462 and 42468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42462 and 42468.

Prime Factorization of 42462

Prime Factorization of 42468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42462 and 42468.

LCM(42462,42468) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 337¹ × 3539¹
LCM(42462,42468) = 300546036