What is the Least Common Multiple of 42988 and 42995?

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 42988 and 42995 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 42988 and 42995, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(42988,42995) = 1
LCM(42988,42995) = ( 42988 × 42995) / 1
LCM(42988,42995) = 1848269060 / 1
LCM(42988,42995) = 1848269060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 42988 and 42995 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 42988 and 42995. First we will calculate the prime factors of 42988 and 42995.

Prime Factorization of 42988

Prime Factorization of 42995

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 42988 and 42995.

LCM(42988,42995) = 2² × 11¹ × 977¹ × 5¹ × 8599¹
LCM(42988,42995) = 1848269060