What is the Least Common Multiple of 41286 and 41294?

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 41286 and 41294 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41286 and 41294, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41286,41294) = 2
LCM(41286,41294) = ( 41286 × 41294) / 2
LCM(41286,41294) = 1704864084 / 2
LCM(41286,41294) = 852432042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41286 and 41294 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41286 and 41294. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41286 and 41294.

Prime Factorization of 41286

Prime Factorization of 41294

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41286 and 41294.

LCM(41286,41294) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 983¹ × 11¹ × 1877¹
LCM(41286,41294) = 852432042