What is the Least Common Multiple of 41898 and 41918?

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 41898 and 41918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41898 and 41918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41898,41918) = 2
LCM(41898,41918) = ( 41898 × 41918) / 2
LCM(41898,41918) = 1756280364 / 2
LCM(41898,41918) = 878140182

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41898 and 41918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41898 and 41918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41898 and 41918.

Prime Factorization of 41898

Prime Factorization of 41918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41898 and 41918.

LCM(41898,41918) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6983¹ × 20959¹
LCM(41898,41918) = 878140182