What is the Least Common Multiple of 42713 and 42726?

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 42713 and 42726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42713 and 42726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42713,42726) = 1
LCM(42713,42726) = ( 42713 × 42726) / 1
LCM(42713,42726) = 1824955638 / 1
LCM(42713,42726) = 1824955638

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42713 and 42726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42713 and 42726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42713 and 42726.

Prime Factorization of 42713

Prime Factorization of 42726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42713 and 42726.

LCM(42713,42726) = 11² × 353¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7121¹
LCM(42713,42726) = 1824955638