What is the Least Common Multiple of 41744 and 41763?

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 41744 and 41763 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41744 and 41763, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41744,41763) = 1
LCM(41744,41763) = ( 41744 × 41763) / 1
LCM(41744,41763) = 1743354672 / 1
LCM(41744,41763) = 1743354672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41744 and 41763 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41744 and 41763. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41744 and 41763.

Prime Factorization of 41744

Prime Factorization of 41763

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41744 and 41763.

LCM(41744,41763) = 2⁴ × 2609¹ × 3¹ × 13921¹
LCM(41744,41763) = 1743354672