What is the Least Common Multiple of 41368 and 41372?

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 41368 and 41372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41368 and 41372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41368,41372) = 4
LCM(41368,41372) = ( 41368 × 41372) / 4
LCM(41368,41372) = 1711476896 / 4
LCM(41368,41372) = 427869224

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41368 and 41372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41368 and 41372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41368 and 41372.

Prime Factorization of 41368

Prime Factorization of 41372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41368 and 41372.

LCM(41368,41372) = 2³ × 5171¹ × 10343¹
LCM(41368,41372) = 427869224