What is the Least Common Multiple of 41852 and 41871?

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 41852 and 41871 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41852 and 41871, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41852,41871) = 1
LCM(41852,41871) = ( 41852 × 41871) / 1
LCM(41852,41871) = 1752385092 / 1
LCM(41852,41871) = 1752385092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41852 and 41871 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41852 and 41871. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41852 and 41871.

Prime Factorization of 41852

Prime Factorization of 41871

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41852 and 41871.

LCM(41852,41871) = 2² × 10463¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 821¹
LCM(41852,41871) = 1752385092