What is the Least Common Multiple of 40018 and 40033?

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 40018 and 40033 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40018 and 40033, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40018,40033) = 1
LCM(40018,40033) = ( 40018 × 40033) / 1
LCM(40018,40033) = 1602040594 / 1
LCM(40018,40033) = 1602040594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40018 and 40033 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40018 and 40033. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40018 and 40033.

Prime Factorization of 40018

Prime Factorization of 40033

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40018 and 40033.

LCM(40018,40033) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 107¹ × 7² × 19¹ × 43¹
LCM(40018,40033) = 1602040594