What is the Least Common Multiple of 42796 and 42804?

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 42796 and 42804 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42796 and 42804, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42796,42804) = 4
LCM(42796,42804) = ( 42796 × 42804) / 4
LCM(42796,42804) = 1831839984 / 4
LCM(42796,42804) = 457959996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42796 and 42804 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42796 and 42804. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42796 and 42804.

Prime Factorization of 42796

Prime Factorization of 42804

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42796 and 42804.

LCM(42796,42804) = 2² × 13¹ × 823¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 41¹
LCM(42796,42804) = 457959996