What is the Least Common Multiple of 40035 and 40044?

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 40035 and 40044 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40035 and 40044, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40035,40044) = 3
LCM(40035,40044) = ( 40035 × 40044) / 3
LCM(40035,40044) = 1603161540 / 3
LCM(40035,40044) = 534387180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40035 and 40044 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40035 and 40044. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40035 and 40044.

Prime Factorization of 40035

Prime Factorization of 40044

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40035 and 40044.

LCM(40035,40044) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 157¹ × 2² × 47¹ × 71¹
LCM(40035,40044) = 534387180