What is the Least Common Multiple of 41953 and 41958?

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 41953 and 41958 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41953 and 41958, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41953,41958) = 1
LCM(41953,41958) = ( 41953 × 41958) / 1
LCM(41953,41958) = 1760263974 / 1
LCM(41953,41958) = 1760263974

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41953 and 41958 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41953 and 41958. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41953 and 41958.

Prime Factorization of 41953

Prime Factorization of 41958

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41953 and 41958.

LCM(41953,41958) = 41953¹ × 2¹ × 3⁴ × 7¹ × 37¹
LCM(41953,41958) = 1760263974