What is the Least Common Multiple of 41533 and 41542?

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 41533 and 41542 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41533 and 41542, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41533,41542) = 1
LCM(41533,41542) = ( 41533 × 41542) / 1
LCM(41533,41542) = 1725363886 / 1
LCM(41533,41542) = 1725363886

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41533 and 41542 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41533 and 41542. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41533 and 41542.

Prime Factorization of 41533

Prime Factorization of 41542

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41533 and 41542.

LCM(41533,41542) = 41¹ × 1013¹ × 2¹ × 20771¹
LCM(41533,41542) = 1725363886