What is the Least Common Multiple of 41802 and 41816?

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 41802 and 41816 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41802 and 41816, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41802,41816) = 2
LCM(41802,41816) = ( 41802 × 41816) / 2
LCM(41802,41816) = 1747992432 / 2
LCM(41802,41816) = 873996216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41802 and 41816 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41802 and 41816. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41802 and 41816.

Prime Factorization of 41802

Prime Factorization of 41816

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41802 and 41816.

LCM(41802,41816) = 2³ × 3¹ × 6967¹ × 5227¹
LCM(41802,41816) = 873996216