What is the Least Common Multiple of 41862 and 41870?

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 41862 and 41870 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41862 and 41870, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41862,41870) = 2
LCM(41862,41870) = ( 41862 × 41870) / 2
LCM(41862,41870) = 1752761940 / 2
LCM(41862,41870) = 876380970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41862 and 41870 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41862 and 41870. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41862 and 41870.

Prime Factorization of 41862

Prime Factorization of 41870

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41862 and 41870.

LCM(41862,41870) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6977¹ × 5¹ × 53¹ × 79¹
LCM(41862,41870) = 876380970