What is the Least Common Multiple of 41868 and 41881?

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 41868 and 41881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41868 and 41881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41868,41881) = 1
LCM(41868,41881) = ( 41868 × 41881) / 1
LCM(41868,41881) = 1753473708 / 1
LCM(41868,41881) = 1753473708

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41868 and 41881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41868 and 41881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41868 and 41881.

Prime Factorization of 41868

Prime Factorization of 41881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41868 and 41881.

LCM(41868,41881) = 2² × 3² × 1163¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 193¹
LCM(41868,41881) = 1753473708