What is the Least Common Multiple of 41834 and 41842?

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 41834 and 41842 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41834 and 41842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41834,41842) = 2
LCM(41834,41842) = ( 41834 × 41842) / 2
LCM(41834,41842) = 1750418228 / 2
LCM(41834,41842) = 875209114

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41834 and 41842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41834 and 41842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41834 and 41842.

Prime Factorization of 41834

Prime Factorization of 41842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41834 and 41842.

LCM(41834,41842) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1609¹ × 20921¹
LCM(41834,41842) = 875209114