What is the Least Common Multiple of 41238 and 41250?

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 41238 and 41250 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41238 and 41250, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41238,41250) = 6
LCM(41238,41250) = ( 41238 × 41250) / 6
LCM(41238,41250) = 1701067500 / 6
LCM(41238,41250) = 283511250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41238 and 41250 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41238 and 41250. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41238 and 41250.

Prime Factorization of 41238

Prime Factorization of 41250

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41238 and 41250.

LCM(41238,41250) = 2¹ × 3² × 29¹ × 79¹ × 5⁴ × 11¹
LCM(41238,41250) = 283511250