What is the Least Common Multiple of 41947 and 41959?

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 41947 and 41959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41947 and 41959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41947,41959) = 1
LCM(41947,41959) = ( 41947 × 41959) / 1
LCM(41947,41959) = 1760054173 / 1
LCM(41947,41959) = 1760054173

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41947 and 41959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41947 and 41959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41947 and 41959.

Prime Factorization of 41947

Prime Factorization of 41959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41947 and 41959.

LCM(41947,41959) = 41947¹ × 41959¹
LCM(41947,41959) = 1760054173