What is the Least Common Multiple of 40002 and 40011?

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 40002 and 40011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40002 and 40011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40002,40011) = 3
LCM(40002,40011) = ( 40002 × 40011) / 3
LCM(40002,40011) = 1600520022 / 3
LCM(40002,40011) = 533506674

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40002 and 40011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40002 and 40011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40002 and 40011.

Prime Factorization of 40002

Prime Factorization of 40011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40002 and 40011.

LCM(40002,40011) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 113¹ × 13337¹
LCM(40002,40011) = 533506674