What is the Least Common Multiple of 42844 and 42860?

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 42844 and 42860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42844 and 42860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42844,42860) = 4
LCM(42844,42860) = ( 42844 × 42860) / 4
LCM(42844,42860) = 1836293840 / 4
LCM(42844,42860) = 459073460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42844 and 42860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42844 and 42860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42844 and 42860.

Prime Factorization of 42844

Prime Factorization of 42860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42844 and 42860.

LCM(42844,42860) = 2² × 10711¹ × 5¹ × 2143¹
LCM(42844,42860) = 459073460