What is the Least Common Multiple of 41388 and 41406?

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 41406 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 41406, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41388,41406) = 6
LCM(41388,41406) = ( 41388 × 41406) / 6
LCM(41388,41406) = 1713711528 / 6
LCM(41388,41406) = 285618588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41388 and 41406 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41388 and 41406. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41388 and 41406.

Prime Factorization of 41388

Prime Factorization of 41406

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41388 and 41406.

LCM(41388,41406) = 2² × 3¹ × 3449¹ × 67¹ × 103¹
LCM(41388,41406) = 285618588