What is the Least Common Multiple of 41798 and 41802?

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 41798 and 41802 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41798 and 41802, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41798,41802) = 2
LCM(41798,41802) = ( 41798 × 41802) / 2
LCM(41798,41802) = 1747239996 / 2
LCM(41798,41802) = 873619998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41798 and 41802 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41798 and 41802. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41798 and 41802.

Prime Factorization of 41798

Prime Factorization of 41802

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41798 and 41802.

LCM(41798,41802) = 2¹ × 20899¹ × 3¹ × 6967¹
LCM(41798,41802) = 873619998