What is the Least Common Multiple of 41301 and 41318?

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 41301 and 41318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41301 and 41318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41301,41318) = 1
LCM(41301,41318) = ( 41301 × 41318) / 1
LCM(41301,41318) = 1706474718 / 1
LCM(41301,41318) = 1706474718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41301 and 41318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41301 and 41318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41301 and 41318.

Prime Factorization of 41301

Prime Factorization of 41318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41301 and 41318.

LCM(41301,41318) = 3² × 13¹ × 353¹ × 2¹ × 73¹ × 283¹
LCM(41301,41318) = 1706474718