What is the Least Common Multiple of 41541 and 41546?

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 41541 and 41546 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41541 and 41546, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41541,41546) = 1
LCM(41541,41546) = ( 41541 × 41546) / 1
LCM(41541,41546) = 1725862386 / 1
LCM(41541,41546) = 1725862386

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41541 and 41546 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41541 and 41546. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41541 and 41546.

Prime Factorization of 41541

Prime Factorization of 41546

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41541 and 41546.

LCM(41541,41546) = 3¹ × 61¹ × 227¹ × 2¹ × 20773¹
LCM(41541,41546) = 1725862386