What is the Least Common Multiple of 41733 and 41746?

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 41733 and 41746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41733 and 41746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41733,41746) = 1
LCM(41733,41746) = ( 41733 × 41746) / 1
LCM(41733,41746) = 1742185818 / 1
LCM(41733,41746) = 1742185818

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41733 and 41746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41733 and 41746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41733 and 41746.

Prime Factorization of 41733

Prime Factorization of 41746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41733 and 41746.

LCM(41733,41746) = 3² × 4637¹ × 2¹ × 20873¹
LCM(41733,41746) = 1742185818