What is the Least Common Multiple of 41012 and 41016?

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 41012 and 41016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41012 and 41016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41012,41016) = 4
LCM(41012,41016) = ( 41012 × 41016) / 4
LCM(41012,41016) = 1682148192 / 4
LCM(41012,41016) = 420537048

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41012 and 41016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41012 and 41016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41012 and 41016.

Prime Factorization of 41012

Prime Factorization of 41016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41012 and 41016.

LCM(41012,41016) = 2³ × 10253¹ × 3¹ × 1709¹
LCM(41012,41016) = 420537048