What is the Least Common Multiple of 41304 and 41309?

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 41304 and 41309 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41304 and 41309, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41304,41309) = 1
LCM(41304,41309) = ( 41304 × 41309) / 1
LCM(41304,41309) = 1706226936 / 1
LCM(41304,41309) = 1706226936

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41304 and 41309 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41304 and 41309. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41304 and 41309.

Prime Factorization of 41304

Prime Factorization of 41309

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41304 and 41309.

LCM(41304,41309) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1721¹ × 101¹ × 409¹
LCM(41304,41309) = 1706226936