What is the Least Common Multiple of 41946 and 41965?

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 41946 and 41965 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41946 and 41965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41946,41965) = 1
LCM(41946,41965) = ( 41946 × 41965) / 1
LCM(41946,41965) = 1760263890 / 1
LCM(41946,41965) = 1760263890

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41946 and 41965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41946 and 41965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41946 and 41965.

Prime Factorization of 41946

Prime Factorization of 41965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41946 and 41965.

LCM(41946,41965) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6991¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 109¹
LCM(41946,41965) = 1760263890