What is the Least Common Multiple of 41945 and 41952?

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 41945 and 41952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41945 and 41952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41945,41952) = 1
LCM(41945,41952) = ( 41945 × 41952) / 1
LCM(41945,41952) = 1759676640 / 1
LCM(41945,41952) = 1759676640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41945 and 41952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41945 and 41952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41945 and 41952.

Prime Factorization of 41945

Prime Factorization of 41952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41945 and 41952.

LCM(41945,41952) = 5¹ × 8389¹ × 2⁵ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 23¹
LCM(41945,41952) = 1759676640