What is the Least Common Multiple of 41826 and 41836?

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 41826 and 41836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41826 and 41836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41826,41836) = 2
LCM(41826,41836) = ( 41826 × 41836) / 2
LCM(41826,41836) = 1749832536 / 2
LCM(41826,41836) = 874916268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41826 and 41836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41826 and 41836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41826 and 41836.

Prime Factorization of 41826

Prime Factorization of 41836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41826 and 41836.

LCM(41826,41836) = 2² × 3¹ × 6971¹ × 10459¹
LCM(41826,41836) = 874916268