What is the Least Common Multiple of 41326 and 41338?

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 41326 and 41338 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41326 and 41338, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41326,41338) = 2
LCM(41326,41338) = ( 41326 × 41338) / 2
LCM(41326,41338) = 1708334188 / 2
LCM(41326,41338) = 854167094

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41326 and 41338 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41326 and 41338. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41326 and 41338.

Prime Factorization of 41326

Prime Factorization of 41338

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41326 and 41338.

LCM(41326,41338) = 2¹ × 20663¹ × 11¹ × 1879¹
LCM(41326,41338) = 854167094