What is the Least Common Multiple of 42540 and 42551?

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 42540 and 42551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42540 and 42551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42540,42551) = 1
LCM(42540,42551) = ( 42540 × 42551) / 1
LCM(42540,42551) = 1810119540 / 1
LCM(42540,42551) = 1810119540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42540 and 42551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42540 and 42551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42540 and 42551.

Prime Factorization of 42540

Prime Factorization of 42551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42540 and 42551.

LCM(42540,42551) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 709¹ × 17¹ × 2503¹
LCM(42540,42551) = 1810119540