What is the Least Common Multiple of 42906 and 42910?

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 42906 and 42910 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42906 and 42910, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42906,42910) = 2
LCM(42906,42910) = ( 42906 × 42910) / 2
LCM(42906,42910) = 1841096460 / 2
LCM(42906,42910) = 920548230

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42906 and 42910 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42906 and 42910. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42906 and 42910.

Prime Factorization of 42906

Prime Factorization of 42910

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42906 and 42910.

LCM(42906,42910) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7151¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 613¹
LCM(42906,42910) = 920548230