What is the Least Common Multiple of 41244 and 41260?

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 41244 and 41260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41244 and 41260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41244,41260) = 4
LCM(41244,41260) = ( 41244 × 41260) / 4
LCM(41244,41260) = 1701727440 / 4
LCM(41244,41260) = 425431860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41244 and 41260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41244 and 41260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41244 and 41260.

Prime Factorization of 41244

Prime Factorization of 41260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41244 and 41260.

LCM(41244,41260) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 491¹ × 5¹ × 2063¹
LCM(41244,41260) = 425431860