What is the Least Common Multiple of 41012 and 41026?

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 41026 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 41026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41012,41026) = 2
LCM(41012,41026) = ( 41012 × 41026) / 2
LCM(41012,41026) = 1682558312 / 2
LCM(41012,41026) = 841279156

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41012 and 41026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41012 and 41026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41012 and 41026.

Prime Factorization of 41012

Prime Factorization of 41026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41012 and 41026.

LCM(41012,41026) = 2² × 10253¹ × 73¹ × 281¹
LCM(41012,41026) = 841279156