What is the Least Common Multiple of 41180 and 41188?

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 41180 and 41188 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41180 and 41188, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41180,41188) = 4
LCM(41180,41188) = ( 41180 × 41188) / 4
LCM(41180,41188) = 1696121840 / 4
LCM(41180,41188) = 424030460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41180 and 41188 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41180 and 41188. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41180 and 41188.

Prime Factorization of 41180

Prime Factorization of 41188

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41180 and 41188.

LCM(41180,41188) = 2² × 5¹ × 29¹ × 71¹ × 7¹ × 1471¹
LCM(41180,41188) = 424030460