What is the Least Common Multiple of 41002 and 41006?

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 41002 and 41006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41002 and 41006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41002,41006) = 2
LCM(41002,41006) = ( 41002 × 41006) / 2
LCM(41002,41006) = 1681328012 / 2
LCM(41002,41006) = 840664006

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41002 and 41006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41002 and 41006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41002 and 41006.

Prime Factorization of 41002

Prime Factorization of 41006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41002 and 41006.

LCM(41002,41006) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 83¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 101¹
LCM(41002,41006) = 840664006