What is the Least Common Multiple of 42915 and 42922?

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 42915 and 42922 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42915 and 42922, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42915,42922) = 1
LCM(42915,42922) = ( 42915 × 42922) / 1
LCM(42915,42922) = 1841997630 / 1
LCM(42915,42922) = 1841997630

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42915 and 42922 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42915 and 42922. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42915 and 42922.

Prime Factorization of 42915

Prime Factorization of 42922

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42915 and 42922.

LCM(42915,42922) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2861¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 1951¹
LCM(42915,42922) = 1841997630