What is the Least Common Multiple of 41866 and 41876?

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 41866 and 41876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41866 and 41876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41866,41876) = 2
LCM(41866,41876) = ( 41866 × 41876) / 2
LCM(41866,41876) = 1753180616 / 2
LCM(41866,41876) = 876590308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41866 and 41876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41866 and 41876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41866 and 41876.

Prime Factorization of 41866

Prime Factorization of 41876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41866 and 41876.

LCM(41866,41876) = 2² × 11² × 173¹ × 19² × 29¹
LCM(41866,41876) = 876590308