What is the Least Common Multiple of 41186 and 41196?

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 41186 and 41196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41186 and 41196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41186,41196) = 2
LCM(41186,41196) = ( 41186 × 41196) / 2
LCM(41186,41196) = 1696698456 / 2
LCM(41186,41196) = 848349228

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41186 and 41196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41186 and 41196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41186 and 41196.

Prime Factorization of 41186

Prime Factorization of 41196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41186 and 41196.

LCM(41186,41196) = 2² × 20593¹ × 3¹ × 3433¹
LCM(41186,41196) = 848349228