What is the Least Common Multiple of 42912 and 42932?

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 42912 and 42932 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42912 and 42932, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42912,42932) = 4
LCM(42912,42932) = ( 42912 × 42932) / 4
LCM(42912,42932) = 1842297984 / 4
LCM(42912,42932) = 460574496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42912 and 42932 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42912 and 42932. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42912 and 42932.

Prime Factorization of 42912

Prime Factorization of 42932

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42912 and 42932.

LCM(42912,42932) = 2⁵ × 3² × 149¹ × 10733¹
LCM(42912,42932) = 460574496