What is the Least Common Multiple of 41496 and 41516?

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 41496 and 41516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41496 and 41516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41496,41516) = 4
LCM(41496,41516) = ( 41496 × 41516) / 4
LCM(41496,41516) = 1722747936 / 4
LCM(41496,41516) = 430686984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41496 and 41516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41496 and 41516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41496 and 41516.

Prime Factorization of 41496

Prime Factorization of 41516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41496 and 41516.

LCM(41496,41516) = 2³ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 97¹ × 107¹
LCM(41496,41516) = 430686984