What is the Least Common Multiple of 41843 and 41861?

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 41843 and 41861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41843 and 41861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41843,41861) = 1
LCM(41843,41861) = ( 41843 × 41861) / 1
LCM(41843,41861) = 1751589823 / 1
LCM(41843,41861) = 1751589823

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41843 and 41861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41843 and 41861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41843 and 41861.

Prime Factorization of 41843

Prime Factorization of 41861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41843 and 41861.

LCM(41843,41861) = 41843¹ × 41¹ × 1021¹
LCM(41843,41861) = 1751589823