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What is the Least Common Multiple of 40000 and 40018?

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 (LCM) of 40000 and 40018 is 800360000.

LCM(40000,40018) = 800360000

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Least Common Multiple of 40000 and 40018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40000 and 40018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40000,40018) = 2
LCM(40000,40018) = ( 40000 × 40018) / 2
LCM(40000,40018) = 1600720000 / 2
LCM(40000,40018) = 800360000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40000 and 40018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40000 and 40018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40000 and 40018.

Prime Factorization of 40000

Prime factors of 40000 are 2, 5. Prime factorization of 40000 in exponential form is:

40000 = 26 × 54

Prime Factorization of 40018

Prime factors of 40018 are 2, 11, 17, 107. Prime factorization of 40018 in exponential form is:

40018 = 21 × 111 × 171 × 1071

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40000 and 40018.

LCM(40000,40018) = 26 × 54 × 111 × 171 × 1071
LCM(40000,40018) = 800360000