What is the Least Common Multiple of 41746 and 41762?

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 41746 and 41762 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41746 and 41762, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41746,41762) = 2
LCM(41746,41762) = ( 41746 × 41762) / 2
LCM(41746,41762) = 1743396452 / 2
LCM(41746,41762) = 871698226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41746 and 41762 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41746 and 41762. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41746 and 41762.

Prime Factorization of 41746

Prime Factorization of 41762

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41746 and 41762.

LCM(41746,41762) = 2¹ × 20873¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 157¹
LCM(41746,41762) = 871698226