What is the Least Common Multiple of 41242 and 41253?

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 41242 and 41253 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41242 and 41253, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41242,41253) = 1
LCM(41242,41253) = ( 41242 × 41253) / 1
LCM(41242,41253) = 1701356226 / 1
LCM(41242,41253) = 1701356226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41242 and 41253 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41242 and 41253. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41242 and 41253.

Prime Factorization of 41242

Prime Factorization of 41253

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41242 and 41253.

LCM(41242,41253) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 1213¹ × 3¹ × 13751¹
LCM(41242,41253) = 1701356226