What is the Least Common Multiple of 41587 and 41594?

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 41587 and 41594 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41587 and 41594, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41587,41594) = 7
LCM(41587,41594) = ( 41587 × 41594) / 7
LCM(41587,41594) = 1729769678 / 7
LCM(41587,41594) = 247109954

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41587 and 41594 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41587 and 41594. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41587 and 41594.

Prime Factorization of 41587

Prime Factorization of 41594

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41587 and 41594.

LCM(41587,41594) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 457¹ × 2¹ × 2971¹
LCM(41587,41594) = 247109954