What is the Least Common Multiple of 41936 and 41947?

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 41936 and 41947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41936 and 41947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41936,41947) = 1
LCM(41936,41947) = ( 41936 × 41947) / 1
LCM(41936,41947) = 1759089392 / 1
LCM(41936,41947) = 1759089392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41936 and 41947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41936 and 41947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41936 and 41947.

Prime Factorization of 41936

Prime Factorization of 41947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41936 and 41947.

LCM(41936,41947) = 2⁴ × 2621¹ × 41947¹
LCM(41936,41947) = 1759089392