What is the Least Common Multiple of 41522 and 41526?

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 41522 and 41526 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41522 and 41526, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41522,41526) = 2
LCM(41522,41526) = ( 41522 × 41526) / 2
LCM(41522,41526) = 1724242572 / 2
LCM(41522,41526) = 862121286

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41522 and 41526 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41522 and 41526. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41522 and 41526.

Prime Factorization of 41522

Prime Factorization of 41526

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41522 and 41526.

LCM(41522,41526) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1597¹ × 3³ × 769¹
LCM(41522,41526) = 862121286