What is the Least Common Multiple of 40064 and 40084?

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 40064 and 40084 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40064 and 40084, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40064,40084) = 4
LCM(40064,40084) = ( 40064 × 40084) / 4
LCM(40064,40084) = 1605925376 / 4
LCM(40064,40084) = 401481344

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40064 and 40084 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40064 and 40084. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40064 and 40084.

Prime Factorization of 40064

Prime Factorization of 40084

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40064 and 40084.

LCM(40064,40084) = 2⁷ × 313¹ × 11¹ × 911¹
LCM(40064,40084) = 401481344