What is the Least Common Multiple of 41821 and 41828?

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 41821 and 41828 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41821 and 41828, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41821,41828) = 1
LCM(41821,41828) = ( 41821 × 41828) / 1
LCM(41821,41828) = 1749288788 / 1
LCM(41821,41828) = 1749288788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41821 and 41828 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41821 and 41828. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41821 and 41828.

Prime Factorization of 41821

Prime Factorization of 41828

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41821 and 41828.

LCM(41821,41828) = 13¹ × 3217¹ × 2² × 10457¹
LCM(41821,41828) = 1749288788