What is the Least Common Multiple of 40017 and 40025?

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 40017 and 40025 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40017 and 40025, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40017,40025) = 1
LCM(40017,40025) = ( 40017 × 40025) / 1
LCM(40017,40025) = 1601680425 / 1
LCM(40017,40025) = 1601680425

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40017 and 40025 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40017 and 40025. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40017 and 40025.

Prime Factorization of 40017

Prime Factorization of 40025

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40017 and 40025.

LCM(40017,40025) = 3¹ × 13339¹ × 5² × 1601¹
LCM(40017,40025) = 1601680425