What is the Least Common Multiple of 41540 and 41559?

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 41540 and 41559 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41540 and 41559, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41540,41559) = 1
LCM(41540,41559) = ( 41540 × 41559) / 1
LCM(41540,41559) = 1726360860 / 1
LCM(41540,41559) = 1726360860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41540 and 41559 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41540 and 41559. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41540 and 41559.

Prime Factorization of 41540

Prime Factorization of 41559

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41540 and 41559.

LCM(41540,41559) = 2² × 5¹ × 31¹ × 67¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 1979¹
LCM(41540,41559) = 1726360860