What is the Least Common Multiple of 41388 and 41397?

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 41388 and 41397 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41388 and 41397, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41388,41397) = 3
LCM(41388,41397) = ( 41388 × 41397) / 3
LCM(41388,41397) = 1713339036 / 3
LCM(41388,41397) = 571113012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41388 and 41397 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41388 and 41397. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41388 and 41397.

Prime Factorization of 41388

Prime Factorization of 41397

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41388 and 41397.

LCM(41388,41397) = 2² × 3¹ × 3449¹ × 13799¹
LCM(41388,41397) = 571113012