What is the Least Common Multiple of 41949 and 41957?

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 41949 and 41957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41949 and 41957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41949,41957) = 1
LCM(41949,41957) = ( 41949 × 41957) / 1
LCM(41949,41957) = 1760054193 / 1
LCM(41949,41957) = 1760054193

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41949 and 41957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41949 and 41957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41949 and 41957.

Prime Factorization of 41949

Prime Factorization of 41957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41949 and 41957.

LCM(41949,41957) = 3² × 59¹ × 79¹ × 41957¹
LCM(41949,41957) = 1760054193