What is the Least Common Multiple of 40043 and 40058?

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 40043 and 40058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40043 and 40058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40043,40058) = 1
LCM(40043,40058) = ( 40043 × 40058) / 1
LCM(40043,40058) = 1604042494 / 1
LCM(40043,40058) = 1604042494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40043 and 40058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40043 and 40058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40043 and 40058.

Prime Factorization of 40043

Prime Factorization of 40058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40043 and 40058.

LCM(40043,40058) = 23¹ × 1741¹ × 2¹ × 20029¹
LCM(40043,40058) = 1604042494