What is the Least Common Multiple of 41918 and 41924?

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 41918 and 41924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41918 and 41924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41918,41924) = 2
LCM(41918,41924) = ( 41918 × 41924) / 2
LCM(41918,41924) = 1757370232 / 2
LCM(41918,41924) = 878685116

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41918 and 41924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41918 and 41924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41918 and 41924.

Prime Factorization of 41918

Prime Factorization of 41924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41918 and 41924.

LCM(41918,41924) = 2² × 20959¹ × 47¹ × 223¹
LCM(41918,41924) = 878685116