What is the Least Common Multiple of 41658 and 41674?

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 41658 and 41674 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41658 and 41674, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41658,41674) = 2
LCM(41658,41674) = ( 41658 × 41674) / 2
LCM(41658,41674) = 1736055492 / 2
LCM(41658,41674) = 868027746

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41658 and 41674 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41658 and 41674. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41658 and 41674.

Prime Factorization of 41658

Prime Factorization of 41674

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41658 and 41674.

LCM(41658,41674) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 131¹ × 67¹ × 311¹
LCM(41658,41674) = 868027746