What is the Least Common Multiple of 40088 and 40108?

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 40088 and 40108 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40088 and 40108, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40088,40108) = 4
LCM(40088,40108) = ( 40088 × 40108) / 4
LCM(40088,40108) = 1607849504 / 4
LCM(40088,40108) = 401962376

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40088 and 40108 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40088 and 40108. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40088 and 40108.

Prime Factorization of 40088

Prime Factorization of 40108

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40088 and 40108.

LCM(40088,40108) = 2³ × 5011¹ × 37¹ × 271¹
LCM(40088,40108) = 401962376