What is the Least Common Multiple of 42910 and 42918?

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 42910 and 42918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42910 and 42918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42910,42918) = 2
LCM(42910,42918) = ( 42910 × 42918) / 2
LCM(42910,42918) = 1841611380 / 2
LCM(42910,42918) = 920805690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42910 and 42918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42910 and 42918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42910 and 42918.

Prime Factorization of 42910

Prime Factorization of 42918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42910 and 42918.

LCM(42910,42918) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 613¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 311¹
LCM(42910,42918) = 920805690