What is the Least Common Multiple of 42839 and 42848?

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 42839 and 42848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42839 and 42848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42839,42848) = 1
LCM(42839,42848) = ( 42839 × 42848) / 1
LCM(42839,42848) = 1835565472 / 1
LCM(42839,42848) = 1835565472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42839 and 42848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42839 and 42848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42839 and 42848.

Prime Factorization of 42839

Prime Factorization of 42848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42839 and 42848.

LCM(42839,42848) = 42839¹ × 2⁵ × 13¹ × 103¹
LCM(42839,42848) = 1835565472