What is the Least Common Multiple of 41960 and 41968?

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 41960 and 41968 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41960 and 41968, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41960,41968) = 8
LCM(41960,41968) = ( 41960 × 41968) / 8
LCM(41960,41968) = 1760977280 / 8
LCM(41960,41968) = 220122160

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41960 and 41968 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41960 and 41968. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41960 and 41968.

Prime Factorization of 41960

Prime Factorization of 41968

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41960 and 41968.

LCM(41960,41968) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 1049¹ × 43¹ × 61¹
LCM(41960,41968) = 220122160