What is the Least Common Multiple of 42774 and 42778?

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 42774 and 42778 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42774 and 42778, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42774,42778) = 2
LCM(42774,42778) = ( 42774 × 42778) / 2
LCM(42774,42778) = 1829786172 / 2
LCM(42774,42778) = 914893086

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42774 and 42778 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42774 and 42778. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42774 and 42778.

Prime Factorization of 42774

Prime Factorization of 42778

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42774 and 42778.

LCM(42774,42778) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7129¹ × 73¹ × 293¹
LCM(42774,42778) = 914893086