What is the Least Common Multiple of 41178 and 41194?

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 41178 and 41194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41178 and 41194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41178,41194) = 2
LCM(41178,41194) = ( 41178 × 41194) / 2
LCM(41178,41194) = 1696286532 / 2
LCM(41178,41194) = 848143266

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41178 and 41194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41178 and 41194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41178 and 41194.

Prime Factorization of 41178

Prime Factorization of 41194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41178 and 41194.

LCM(41178,41194) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6863¹ × 43¹ × 479¹
LCM(41178,41194) = 848143266