What is the Least Common Multiple of 41820 and 41826?

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 41820 and 41826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41820 and 41826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41820,41826) = 6
LCM(41820,41826) = ( 41820 × 41826) / 6
LCM(41820,41826) = 1749163320 / 6
LCM(41820,41826) = 291527220

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41820 and 41826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41820 and 41826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41820 and 41826.

Prime Factorization of 41820

Prime Factorization of 41826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41820 and 41826.

LCM(41820,41826) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 41¹ × 6971¹
LCM(41820,41826) = 291527220