What is the Least Common Multiple of 41955 and 41966?

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 41955 and 41966 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41955 and 41966, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41955,41966) = 1
LCM(41955,41966) = ( 41955 × 41966) / 1
LCM(41955,41966) = 1760683530 / 1
LCM(41955,41966) = 1760683530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41955 and 41966 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41955 and 41966. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41955 and 41966.

Prime Factorization of 41955

Prime Factorization of 41966

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41955 and 41966.

LCM(41955,41966) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2797¹ × 2¹ × 20983¹
LCM(41955,41966) = 1760683530