What is the Least Common Multiple of 41048 and 41068?

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 41048 and 41068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41048 and 41068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41048,41068) = 4
LCM(41048,41068) = ( 41048 × 41068) / 4
LCM(41048,41068) = 1685759264 / 4
LCM(41048,41068) = 421439816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41048 and 41068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41048 and 41068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41048 and 41068.

Prime Factorization of 41048

Prime Factorization of 41068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41048 and 41068.

LCM(41048,41068) = 2³ × 7¹ × 733¹ × 10267¹
LCM(41048,41068) = 421439816