What is the Least Common Multiple of 41845 and 41858?

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 41845 and 41858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41845 and 41858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41845,41858) = 1
LCM(41845,41858) = ( 41845 × 41858) / 1
LCM(41845,41858) = 1751548010 / 1
LCM(41845,41858) = 1751548010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41845 and 41858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41845 and 41858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41845 and 41858.

Prime Factorization of 41845

Prime Factorization of 41858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41845 and 41858.

LCM(41845,41858) = 5¹ × 8369¹ × 2¹ × 20929¹
LCM(41845,41858) = 1751548010