What is the Least Common Multiple of 41571 and 41589?

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 41571 and 41589 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41571 and 41589, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41571,41589) = 9
LCM(41571,41589) = ( 41571 × 41589) / 9
LCM(41571,41589) = 1728896319 / 9
LCM(41571,41589) = 192099591

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41571 and 41589 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41571 and 41589. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41571 and 41589.

Prime Factorization of 41571

Prime Factorization of 41589

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41571 and 41589.

LCM(41571,41589) = 3² × 31¹ × 149¹ × 4621¹
LCM(41571,41589) = 192099591