What is the Least Common Multiple of 41937 and 41955?

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 41937 and 41955 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41937 and 41955, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41937,41955) = 3
LCM(41937,41955) = ( 41937 × 41955) / 3
LCM(41937,41955) = 1759466835 / 3
LCM(41937,41955) = 586488945

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41937 and 41955 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41937 and 41955. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41937 and 41955.

Prime Factorization of 41937

Prime Factorization of 41955

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41937 and 41955.

LCM(41937,41955) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1997¹ × 5¹ × 2797¹
LCM(41937,41955) = 586488945