What is the Least Common Multiple of 42860 and 42879?

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 42860 and 42879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42860 and 42879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42860,42879) = 1
LCM(42860,42879) = ( 42860 × 42879) / 1
LCM(42860,42879) = 1837793940 / 1
LCM(42860,42879) = 1837793940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42860 and 42879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42860 and 42879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42860 and 42879.

Prime Factorization of 42860

Prime Factorization of 42879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42860 and 42879.

LCM(42860,42879) = 2² × 5¹ × 2143¹ × 3¹ × 14293¹
LCM(42860,42879) = 1837793940