What is the Least Common Multiple of 41700 and 41716?

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 41700 and 41716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41700 and 41716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41700,41716) = 4
LCM(41700,41716) = ( 41700 × 41716) / 4
LCM(41700,41716) = 1739557200 / 4
LCM(41700,41716) = 434889300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41700 and 41716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41700 and 41716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41700 and 41716.

Prime Factorization of 41700

Prime Factorization of 41716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41700 and 41716.

LCM(41700,41716) = 2² × 3¹ × 5² × 139¹ × 10429¹
LCM(41700,41716) = 434889300