What is the Least Common Multiple of 41038 and 41056?

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 41038 and 41056 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41038 and 41056, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41038,41056) = 2
LCM(41038,41056) = ( 41038 × 41056) / 2
LCM(41038,41056) = 1684856128 / 2
LCM(41038,41056) = 842428064

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41038 and 41056 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41038 and 41056. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41038 and 41056.

Prime Factorization of 41038

Prime Factorization of 41056

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41038 and 41056.

LCM(41038,41056) = 2⁵ × 17² × 71¹ × 1283¹
LCM(41038,41056) = 842428064