What is the Least Common Multiple of 41217 and 41228?

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 41217 and 41228 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41217 and 41228, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41217,41228) = 11
LCM(41217,41228) = ( 41217 × 41228) / 11
LCM(41217,41228) = 1699294476 / 11
LCM(41217,41228) = 154481316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41217 and 41228 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41217 and 41228. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41217 and 41228.

Prime Factorization of 41217

Prime Factorization of 41228

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41217 and 41228.

LCM(41217,41228) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 1249¹ × 2² × 937¹
LCM(41217,41228) = 154481316