What is the Least Common Multiple of 41598 and 41612?

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 41598 and 41612 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41598 and 41612, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41598,41612) = 2
LCM(41598,41612) = ( 41598 × 41612) / 2
LCM(41598,41612) = 1730975976 / 2
LCM(41598,41612) = 865487988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41598 and 41612 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41598 and 41612. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41598 and 41612.

Prime Factorization of 41598

Prime Factorization of 41612

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41598 and 41612.

LCM(41598,41612) = 2² × 3² × 2311¹ × 101¹ × 103¹
LCM(41598,41612) = 865487988