What is the Least Common Multiple of 40016 and 40036?

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 40016 and 40036 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40016 and 40036, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40016,40036) = 4
LCM(40016,40036) = ( 40016 × 40036) / 4
LCM(40016,40036) = 1602080576 / 4
LCM(40016,40036) = 400520144

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40016 and 40036 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40016 and 40036. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40016 and 40036.

Prime Factorization of 40016

Prime Factorization of 40036

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40016 and 40036.

LCM(40016,40036) = 2⁴ × 41¹ × 61¹ × 10009¹
LCM(40016,40036) = 400520144