What is the Least Common Multiple of 41557 and 41561?

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 41557 and 41561 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41557 and 41561, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41557,41561) = 1
LCM(41557,41561) = ( 41557 × 41561) / 1
LCM(41557,41561) = 1727150477 / 1
LCM(41557,41561) = 1727150477

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41557 and 41561 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41557 and 41561. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41557 and 41561.

Prime Factorization of 41557

Prime Factorization of 41561

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41557 and 41561.

LCM(41557,41561) = 29¹ × 1433¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 139¹
LCM(41557,41561) = 1727150477