What is the Least Common Multiple of 41362 and 41374?

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 41362 and 41374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41362 and 41374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41362,41374) = 2
LCM(41362,41374) = ( 41362 × 41374) / 2
LCM(41362,41374) = 1711311388 / 2
LCM(41362,41374) = 855655694

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41362 and 41374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41362 and 41374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41362 and 41374.

Prime Factorization of 41362

Prime Factorization of 41374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41362 and 41374.

LCM(41362,41374) = 2¹ × 20681¹ × 137¹ × 151¹
LCM(41362,41374) = 855655694