What is the Least Common Multiple of 9042 and 9058?

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 9042 and 9058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9042 and 9058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9042,9058) = 2
LCM(9042,9058) = ( 9042 × 9058) / 2
LCM(9042,9058) = 81902436 / 2
LCM(9042,9058) = 40951218

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9042 and 9058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9042 and 9058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9042 and 9058.

Prime Factorization of 9042

Prime Factorization of 9058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9042 and 9058.

LCM(9042,9058) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 137¹ × 7¹ × 647¹
LCM(9042,9058) = 40951218