What is the Least Common Multiple of 41223 and 41237?

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 41223 and 41237 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41223 and 41237, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41223,41237) = 7
LCM(41223,41237) = ( 41223 × 41237) / 7
LCM(41223,41237) = 1699912851 / 7
LCM(41223,41237) = 242844693

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41223 and 41237 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41223 and 41237. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41223 and 41237.

Prime Factorization of 41223

Prime Factorization of 41237

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41223 and 41237.

LCM(41223,41237) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 151¹ × 43¹ × 137¹
LCM(41223,41237) = 242844693