What is the Least Common Multiple of 41420 and 41432?

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 41420 and 41432 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41420 and 41432, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41420,41432) = 4
LCM(41420,41432) = ( 41420 × 41432) / 4
LCM(41420,41432) = 1716113440 / 4
LCM(41420,41432) = 429028360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41420 and 41432 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41420 and 41432. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41420 and 41432.

Prime Factorization of 41420

Prime Factorization of 41432

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41420 and 41432.

LCM(41420,41432) = 2³ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 109¹ × 5179¹
LCM(41420,41432) = 429028360