What is the Least Common Multiple of 41216 and 41222?

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 41216 and 41222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41216 and 41222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41216,41222) = 2
LCM(41216,41222) = ( 41216 × 41222) / 2
LCM(41216,41222) = 1699005952 / 2
LCM(41216,41222) = 849502976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41216 and 41222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41216 and 41222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41216 and 41222.

Prime Factorization of 41216

Prime Factorization of 41222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41216 and 41222.

LCM(41216,41222) = 2⁸ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 20611¹
LCM(41216,41222) = 849502976