What is the Least Common Multiple of 41396 and 41412?

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 41396 and 41412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41396 and 41412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41396,41412) = 4
LCM(41396,41412) = ( 41396 × 41412) / 4
LCM(41396,41412) = 1714291152 / 4
LCM(41396,41412) = 428572788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41396 and 41412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41396 and 41412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41396 and 41412.

Prime Factorization of 41396

Prime Factorization of 41412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41396 and 41412.

LCM(41396,41412) = 2² × 79¹ × 131¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 29¹
LCM(41396,41412) = 428572788