What is the Least Common Multiple of 40060 and 40065?

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 40060 and 40065 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40060 and 40065, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40060,40065) = 5
LCM(40060,40065) = ( 40060 × 40065) / 5
LCM(40060,40065) = 1605003900 / 5
LCM(40060,40065) = 321000780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40060 and 40065 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40060 and 40065. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40060 and 40065.

Prime Factorization of 40060

Prime Factorization of 40065

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40060 and 40065.

LCM(40060,40065) = 2² × 5¹ × 2003¹ × 3¹ × 2671¹
LCM(40060,40065) = 321000780