What is the Least Common Multiple of 41142 and 41162?

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 41142 and 41162 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41142 and 41162, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41142,41162) = 2
LCM(41142,41162) = ( 41142 × 41162) / 2
LCM(41142,41162) = 1693487004 / 2
LCM(41142,41162) = 846743502

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41142 and 41162 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41142 and 41162. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41142 and 41162.

Prime Factorization of 41142

Prime Factorization of 41162

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41142 and 41162.

LCM(41142,41162) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6857¹ × 11¹ × 1871¹
LCM(41142,41162) = 846743502