What is the Least Common Multiple of 41462 and 41478?

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 41478 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 41478, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41462,41478) = 2
LCM(41462,41478) = ( 41462 × 41478) / 2
LCM(41462,41478) = 1719760836 / 2
LCM(41462,41478) = 859880418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41462 and 41478 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41462 and 41478. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41462 and 41478.

Prime Factorization of 41462

Prime Factorization of 41478

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41462 and 41478.

LCM(41462,41478) = 2¹ × 20731¹ × 3¹ × 31¹ × 223¹
LCM(41462,41478) = 859880418