LCM for 6 and 42
What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6 and 42?
(Forty-two)
Finding LCM for 6 and 42 using GCF's of these numbers
The first method to find LCM for numbers 6 and 42 is to find Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of these numbers. Here's the formula:
LCM = (Number1 × Number2) ÷ GCF
GCF of numbers 6 and 42 is 6, so
LCM = (6 × 42) ÷ 6
LCM = 252 ÷ 6
LCM = 42
Finding LCM for 6 and 42 by Listing Multiples
The second method to find LCM for numbers 6 and 42 is to list out the common multiples for both nubmers and pick the first which matching:
Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54
Multiples of 42: 42, 84, 126, 168, 210, 252, 294, 336, 378, [...], 42
So the LCM for 6 and 42 is 42
Finding LCM for 6 and 42 by Prime Factorization
Another method to find LCM for numbers 6 and 42 is to list all Prime Factors for both numbers and multiply the highest exponent prime factors:
All Prime Factors of 6: 2, 3 (exponent form: 21, 31)
All Prime Factors of 42: 2, 3, 7 (exponent form: 21, 31, 71)
21 × 31 × 71 = 42
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See Also
- Greatest Common Factor - Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two numbers
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Least Common Multiple (LCM) also known as the Lowest Common Multiple or Smallest Common Multiple of 2 numbers - it is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both numbers