What is the Least Common Multiple of 41698 and 41718?

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 41698 and 41718 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41698 and 41718, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41698,41718) = 2
LCM(41698,41718) = ( 41698 × 41718) / 2
LCM(41698,41718) = 1739557164 / 2
LCM(41698,41718) = 869778582

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41698 and 41718 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41698 and 41718. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41698 and 41718.

Prime Factorization of 41698

Prime Factorization of 41718

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41698 and 41718.

LCM(41698,41718) = 2¹ × 20849¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 409¹
LCM(41698,41718) = 869778582