What is the Least Common Multiple of 42618 and 42626?

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 42618 and 42626 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42618 and 42626, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42618,42626) = 2
LCM(42618,42626) = ( 42618 × 42626) / 2
LCM(42618,42626) = 1816634868 / 2
LCM(42618,42626) = 908317434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42618 and 42626 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42618 and 42626. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42618 and 42626.

Prime Factorization of 42618

Prime Factorization of 42626

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42618 and 42626.

LCM(42618,42626) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7103¹ × 21313¹
LCM(42618,42626) = 908317434