What is the Least Common Multiple of 42684 and 42701?

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 42684 and 42701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42684 and 42701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42684,42701) = 1
LCM(42684,42701) = ( 42684 × 42701) / 1
LCM(42684,42701) = 1822649484 / 1
LCM(42684,42701) = 1822649484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42684 and 42701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42684 and 42701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42684 and 42701.

Prime Factorization of 42684

Prime Factorization of 42701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42684 and 42701.

LCM(42684,42701) = 2² × 3¹ × 3557¹ × 42701¹
LCM(42684,42701) = 1822649484