What is the Least Common Multiple of 42462 and 42474?

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 42474 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 42474, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42462,42474) = 6
LCM(42462,42474) = ( 42462 × 42474) / 6
LCM(42462,42474) = 1803530988 / 6
LCM(42462,42474) = 300588498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42462 and 42474 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42462 and 42474. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42462 and 42474.

Prime Factorization of 42462

Prime Factorization of 42474

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42462 and 42474.

LCM(42462,42474) = 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 337¹ × 7079¹
LCM(42462,42474) = 300588498