What is the Least Common Multiple of 40042 and 40057?

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 40042 and 40057 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40042 and 40057, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40042,40057) = 1
LCM(40042,40057) = ( 40042 × 40057) / 1
LCM(40042,40057) = 1603962394 / 1
LCM(40042,40057) = 1603962394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40042 and 40057 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40042 and 40057. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40042 and 40057.

Prime Factorization of 40042

Prime Factorization of 40057

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40042 and 40057.

LCM(40042,40057) = 2¹ × 20021¹ × 41¹ × 977¹
LCM(40042,40057) = 1603962394