What is the Least Common Multiple of 41861 and 41866?

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 41861 and 41866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41861 and 41866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41861,41866) = 1
LCM(41861,41866) = ( 41861 × 41866) / 1
LCM(41861,41866) = 1752552626 / 1
LCM(41861,41866) = 1752552626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41861 and 41866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41861 and 41866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41861 and 41866.

Prime Factorization of 41861

Prime Factorization of 41866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41861 and 41866.

LCM(41861,41866) = 41¹ × 1021¹ × 2¹ × 11² × 173¹
LCM(41861,41866) = 1752552626