What is the Least Common Multiple of 41491 and 41503?

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 41491 and 41503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41491 and 41503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41491,41503) = 1
LCM(41491,41503) = ( 41491 × 41503) / 1
LCM(41491,41503) = 1722000973 / 1
LCM(41491,41503) = 1722000973

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41491 and 41503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41491 and 41503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41491 and 41503.

Prime Factorization of 41491

Prime Factorization of 41503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41491 and 41503.

LCM(41491,41503) = 41491¹ × 7³ × 11²
LCM(41491,41503) = 1722000973