What is the Least Common Multiple of 41348 and 41356?

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 41348 and 41356 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41348 and 41356, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41348,41356) = 4
LCM(41348,41356) = ( 41348 × 41356) / 4
LCM(41348,41356) = 1709987888 / 4
LCM(41348,41356) = 427496972

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41348 and 41356 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41348 and 41356. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41348 and 41356.

Prime Factorization of 41348

Prime Factorization of 41356

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41348 and 41356.

LCM(41348,41356) = 2² × 10337¹ × 7² × 211¹
LCM(41348,41356) = 427496972