What is the Least Common Multiple of 41574 and 41580?

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 41574 and 41580 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41574 and 41580, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41574,41580) = 6
LCM(41574,41580) = ( 41574 × 41580) / 6
LCM(41574,41580) = 1728646920 / 6
LCM(41574,41580) = 288107820

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41574 and 41580 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41574 and 41580. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41574 and 41580.

Prime Factorization of 41574

Prime Factorization of 41580

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41574 and 41580.

LCM(41574,41580) = 2² × 3³ × 13² × 41¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹
LCM(41574,41580) = 288107820