What is the Least Common Multiple of 41766 and 41774?

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 41766 and 41774 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41766 and 41774, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41766,41774) = 2
LCM(41766,41774) = ( 41766 × 41774) / 2
LCM(41766,41774) = 1744732884 / 2
LCM(41766,41774) = 872366442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41766 and 41774 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41766 and 41774. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41766 and 41774.

Prime Factorization of 41766

Prime Factorization of 41774

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41766 and 41774.

LCM(41766,41774) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6961¹ × 20887¹
LCM(41766,41774) = 872366442