What is the Least Common Multiple of 41462 and 41470?

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 41462 and 41470 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41462 and 41470, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41462,41470) = 2
LCM(41462,41470) = ( 41462 × 41470) / 2
LCM(41462,41470) = 1719429140 / 2
LCM(41462,41470) = 859714570

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41462 and 41470 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41462 and 41470. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41462 and 41470.

Prime Factorization of 41462

Prime Factorization of 41470

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41462 and 41470.

LCM(41462,41470) = 2¹ × 20731¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 29¹
LCM(41462,41470) = 859714570