What is the Least Common Multiple of 42740 and 42755?

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 42740 and 42755 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42740 and 42755, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42740,42755) = 5
LCM(42740,42755) = ( 42740 × 42755) / 5
LCM(42740,42755) = 1827348700 / 5
LCM(42740,42755) = 365469740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42740 and 42755 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42740 and 42755. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42740 and 42755.

Prime Factorization of 42740

Prime Factorization of 42755

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42740 and 42755.

LCM(42740,42755) = 2² × 5¹ × 2137¹ × 17¹ × 503¹
LCM(42740,42755) = 365469740