What is the Least Common Multiple of 41218 and 41234?

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 41218 and 41234 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41218 and 41234, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41218,41234) = 2
LCM(41218,41234) = ( 41218 × 41234) / 2
LCM(41218,41234) = 1699583012 / 2
LCM(41218,41234) = 849791506

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41218 and 41234 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41218 and 41234. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41218 and 41234.

Prime Factorization of 41218

Prime Factorization of 41234

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41218 and 41234.

LCM(41218,41234) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 557¹ × 53¹ × 389¹
LCM(41218,41234) = 849791506