What is the Least Common Multiple of 42835 and 42841?

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 42835 and 42841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42835 and 42841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42835,42841) = 1
LCM(42835,42841) = ( 42835 × 42841) / 1
LCM(42835,42841) = 1835094235 / 1
LCM(42835,42841) = 1835094235

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42835 and 42841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42835 and 42841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42835 and 42841.

Prime Factorization of 42835

Prime Factorization of 42841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42835 and 42841.

LCM(42835,42841) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 659¹ × 42841¹
LCM(42835,42841) = 1835094235