What is the Least Common Multiple of 41172 and 41178?

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 41172 and 41178 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41172 and 41178, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41172,41178) = 6
LCM(41172,41178) = ( 41172 × 41178) / 6
LCM(41172,41178) = 1695380616 / 6
LCM(41172,41178) = 282563436

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41172 and 41178 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41172 and 41178. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41172 and 41178.

Prime Factorization of 41172

Prime Factorization of 41178

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41172 and 41178.

LCM(41172,41178) = 2² × 3¹ × 47¹ × 73¹ × 6863¹
LCM(41172,41178) = 282563436