What is the Least Common Multiple of 41500 and 41515?

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 41500 and 41515 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41500 and 41515, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41500,41515) = 5
LCM(41500,41515) = ( 41500 × 41515) / 5
LCM(41500,41515) = 1722872500 / 5
LCM(41500,41515) = 344574500

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41500 and 41515 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41500 and 41515. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41500 and 41515.

Prime Factorization of 41500

Prime Factorization of 41515

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41500 and 41515.

LCM(41500,41515) = 2² × 5³ × 83¹ × 19² × 23¹
LCM(41500,41515) = 344574500