What is the Least Common Multiple of 42819 and 42826?

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 42819 and 42826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42819 and 42826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42819,42826) = 7
LCM(42819,42826) = ( 42819 × 42826) / 7
LCM(42819,42826) = 1833766494 / 7
LCM(42819,42826) = 261966642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42819 and 42826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42819 and 42826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42819 and 42826.

Prime Factorization of 42819

Prime Factorization of 42826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42819 and 42826.

LCM(42819,42826) = 3¹ × 7² × 2039¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 23¹
LCM(42819,42826) = 261966642