What is the Least Common Multiple of 41481 and 41498?

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 41481 and 41498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41481 and 41498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41481,41498) = 1
LCM(41481,41498) = ( 41481 × 41498) / 1
LCM(41481,41498) = 1721378538 / 1
LCM(41481,41498) = 1721378538

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41481 and 41498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41481 and 41498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41481 and 41498.

Prime Factorization of 41481

Prime Factorization of 41498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41481 and 41498.

LCM(41481,41498) = 3² × 11¹ × 419¹ × 2¹ × 20749¹
LCM(41481,41498) = 1721378538