What is the Least Common Multiple of 42575 and 42590?

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 42575 and 42590 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42575 and 42590, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42575,42590) = 5
LCM(42575,42590) = ( 42575 × 42590) / 5
LCM(42575,42590) = 1813269250 / 5
LCM(42575,42590) = 362653850

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42575 and 42590 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42575 and 42590. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42575 and 42590.

Prime Factorization of 42575

Prime Factorization of 42590

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42575 and 42590.

LCM(42575,42590) = 5² × 13¹ × 131¹ × 2¹ × 4259¹
LCM(42575,42590) = 362653850