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What is the Least Common Multiple of 6942 and 6955?

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 (LCM) of 6942 and 6955 is 3713970.

LCM(6942,6955) = 3713970

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Least Common Multiple of 6942 and 6955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6942 and 6955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6942,6955) = 13
LCM(6942,6955) = ( 6942 × 6955) / 13
LCM(6942,6955) = 48281610 / 13
LCM(6942,6955) = 3713970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6942 and 6955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6942 and 6955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6942 and 6955.

Prime Factorization of 6942

Prime factors of 6942 are 2, 3, 13, 89. Prime factorization of 6942 in exponential form is:

6942 = 21 × 31 × 131 × 891

Prime Factorization of 6955

Prime factors of 6955 are 5, 13, 107. Prime factorization of 6955 in exponential form is:

6955 = 51 × 131 × 1071

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6942 and 6955.

LCM(6942,6955) = 21 × 31 × 131 × 891 × 51 × 1071
LCM(6942,6955) = 3713970