What is the Least Common Multiple of 41860 and 41878?

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 41860 and 41878 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41860 and 41878, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41860,41878) = 2
LCM(41860,41878) = ( 41860 × 41878) / 2
LCM(41860,41878) = 1753013080 / 2
LCM(41860,41878) = 876506540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41860 and 41878 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41860 and 41878. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41860 and 41878.

Prime Factorization of 41860

Prime Factorization of 41878

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41860 and 41878.

LCM(41860,41878) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 20939¹
LCM(41860,41878) = 876506540