What is the Least Common Multiple of 41726 and 41743?

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 41726 and 41743 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41726 and 41743, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41726,41743) = 1
LCM(41726,41743) = ( 41726 × 41743) / 1
LCM(41726,41743) = 1741768418 / 1
LCM(41726,41743) = 1741768418

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41726 and 41743 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41726 and 41743. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41726 and 41743.

Prime Factorization of 41726

Prime Factorization of 41743

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41726 and 41743.

LCM(41726,41743) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 673¹ × 13³ × 19¹
LCM(41726,41743) = 1741768418