What is the Least Common Multiple of 41172 and 41180?

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 41180 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 41180, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41172,41180) = 4
LCM(41172,41180) = ( 41172 × 41180) / 4
LCM(41172,41180) = 1695462960 / 4
LCM(41172,41180) = 423865740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41172 and 41180 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41172 and 41180. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41172 and 41180.

Prime Factorization of 41172

Prime Factorization of 41180

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41172 and 41180.

LCM(41172,41180) = 2² × 3¹ × 47¹ × 73¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 71¹
LCM(41172,41180) = 423865740