What is the Least Common Multiple of 41762 and 41766?

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 41762 and 41766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41762 and 41766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41762,41766) = 2
LCM(41762,41766) = ( 41762 × 41766) / 2
LCM(41762,41766) = 1744231692 / 2
LCM(41762,41766) = 872115846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41762 and 41766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41762 and 41766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41762 and 41766.

Prime Factorization of 41762

Prime Factorization of 41766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41762 and 41766.

LCM(41762,41766) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 157¹ × 3¹ × 6961¹
LCM(41762,41766) = 872115846