What is the Least Common Multiple of 41938 and 41942?

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 41938 and 41942 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41938 and 41942, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41938,41942) = 2
LCM(41938,41942) = ( 41938 × 41942) / 2
LCM(41938,41942) = 1758963596 / 2
LCM(41938,41942) = 879481798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41938 and 41942 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41938 and 41942. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41938 and 41942.

Prime Factorization of 41938

Prime Factorization of 41942

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41938 and 41942.

LCM(41938,41942) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1613¹ × 67¹ × 313¹
LCM(41938,41942) = 879481798