What is the Least Common Multiple of 41956 and 41961?

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 41956 and 41961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41956 and 41961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41956,41961) = 1
LCM(41956,41961) = ( 41956 × 41961) / 1
LCM(41956,41961) = 1760515716 / 1
LCM(41956,41961) = 1760515716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41956 and 41961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41956 and 41961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41956 and 41961.

Prime Factorization of 41956

Prime Factorization of 41961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41956 and 41961.

LCM(41956,41961) = 2² × 17¹ × 617¹ × 3¹ × 71¹ × 197¹
LCM(41956,41961) = 1760515716