What is the Least Common Multiple of 41861 and 41873?

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 41873 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 41873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41861,41873) = 1
LCM(41861,41873) = ( 41861 × 41873) / 1
LCM(41861,41873) = 1752845653 / 1
LCM(41861,41873) = 1752845653

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41861 and 41873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41861 and 41873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41861 and 41873.

Prime Factorization of 41861

Prime Factorization of 41873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41861 and 41873.

LCM(41861,41873) = 41¹ × 1021¹ × 13¹ × 3221¹
LCM(41861,41873) = 1752845653