What is the Least Common Multiple of 40058 and 40066?

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 40058 and 40066 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40058 and 40066, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40058,40066) = 2
LCM(40058,40066) = ( 40058 × 40066) / 2
LCM(40058,40066) = 1604963828 / 2
LCM(40058,40066) = 802481914

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40058 and 40066 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40058 and 40066. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40058 and 40066.

Prime Factorization of 40058

Prime Factorization of 40066

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40058 and 40066.

LCM(40058,40066) = 2¹ × 20029¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 67¹
LCM(40058,40066) = 802481914