What is the Least Common Multiple of 42826 and 42833?

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 42826 and 42833 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42826 and 42833, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42826,42833) = 7
LCM(42826,42833) = ( 42826 × 42833) / 7
LCM(42826,42833) = 1834366058 / 7
LCM(42826,42833) = 262052294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42826 and 42833 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42826 and 42833. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42826 and 42833.

Prime Factorization of 42826

Prime Factorization of 42833

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42826 and 42833.

LCM(42826,42833) = 2¹ × 7² × 19¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 211¹
LCM(42826,42833) = 262052294