Find LCM and HCF of 34 , 26 , 42
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- Find LCM and HCF of 34 , 26 , 42
Step by step explanation
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Method 1↓
34= 2 × 17
26= 2× 13
42= 2 ×3 × 7
LCM(34,26, 42)= 2×17×13×3×7= 9282
HCF(34,26,42)= 2
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Method 2↓
Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 34,26 and 42. First we will calculate the prime factors 34,26 and 42.
Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 34,26 and 42.
LCM(34,26, 42.) = 2¹×17¹×13¹×3¹×7¹
LCM(34,26, 42.) = 9282
Highest common factor
With smaller numbers you can simply look at the features or multiplication of each number and find the most common ones.
In (34,26, 42.) those things look like this:
34= 2 × 17
26= 2× 13
42= 2 ×3 × 7
As you can see when you enter a list of each number, 2 is the largest number (34,26, 42) divided into.
HCF= 2.
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