What is the Least Common Multiple of 41812 and 41818?

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 41812 and 41818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41812 and 41818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41812,41818) = 2
LCM(41812,41818) = ( 41812 × 41818) / 2
LCM(41812,41818) = 1748494216 / 2
LCM(41812,41818) = 874247108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41812 and 41818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41812 and 41818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41812 and 41818.

Prime Factorization of 41812

Prime Factorization of 41818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41812 and 41818.

LCM(41812,41818) = 2² × 10453¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 103¹
LCM(41812,41818) = 874247108