What is the Least Common Multiple of 41970 and 41983?

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 41970 and 41983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 41970 and 41983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(41970,41983) = 1
LCM(41970,41983) = ( 41970 × 41983) / 1
LCM(41970,41983) = 1762026510 / 1
LCM(41970,41983) = 1762026510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 41970 and 41983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 41970 and 41983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 41970 and 41983.

Prime Factorization of 41970

Prime Factorization of 41983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 41970 and 41983.

LCM(41970,41983) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1399¹ × 41983¹
LCM(41970,41983) = 1762026510