What is the Least Common Multiple of 41468 and 41486?

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 41468 and 41486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41468 and 41486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41468,41486) = 2
LCM(41468,41486) = ( 41468 × 41486) / 2
LCM(41468,41486) = 1720341448 / 2
LCM(41468,41486) = 860170724

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41468 and 41486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41468 and 41486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41468 and 41486.

Prime Factorization of 41468

Prime Factorization of 41486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41468 and 41486.

LCM(41468,41486) = 2² × 7¹ × 1481¹ × 20743¹
LCM(41468,41486) = 860170724