What is the Least Common Multiple of 41159 and 41174?

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 41159 and 41174 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41159 and 41174, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41159,41174) = 1
LCM(41159,41174) = ( 41159 × 41174) / 1
LCM(41159,41174) = 1694680666 / 1
LCM(41159,41174) = 1694680666

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41159 and 41174 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41159 and 41174. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41159 and 41174.

Prime Factorization of 41159

Prime Factorization of 41174

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41159 and 41174.

LCM(41159,41174) = 79¹ × 521¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 173¹
LCM(41159,41174) = 1694680666