What is the Least Common Multiple of 41546 and 41566?

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 41546 and 41566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41546 and 41566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41546,41566) = 2
LCM(41546,41566) = ( 41546 × 41566) / 2
LCM(41546,41566) = 1726901036 / 2
LCM(41546,41566) = 863450518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41546 and 41566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41546 and 41566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41546 and 41566.

Prime Factorization of 41546

Prime Factorization of 41566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41546 and 41566.

LCM(41546,41566) = 2¹ × 20773¹ × 7¹ × 2969¹
LCM(41546,41566) = 863450518