What is the Least Common Multiple of 41957 and 41977?

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 41957 and 41977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41957 and 41977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41957,41977) = 1
LCM(41957,41977) = ( 41957 × 41977) / 1
LCM(41957,41977) = 1761228989 / 1
LCM(41957,41977) = 1761228989

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41957 and 41977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41957 and 41977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41957 and 41977.

Prime Factorization of 41957

Prime Factorization of 41977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41957 and 41977.

LCM(41957,41977) = 41957¹ × 13¹ × 3229¹
LCM(41957,41977) = 1761228989