What is the Least Common Multiple of 41342 and 41348?

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 41342 and 41348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41342 and 41348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41342,41348) = 2
LCM(41342,41348) = ( 41342 × 41348) / 2
LCM(41342,41348) = 1709409016 / 2
LCM(41342,41348) = 854704508

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41342 and 41348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41342 and 41348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41342 and 41348.

Prime Factorization of 41342

Prime Factorization of 41348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41342 and 41348.

LCM(41342,41348) = 2² × 7¹ × 2953¹ × 10337¹
LCM(41342,41348) = 854704508