What is the Least Common Multiple of 40096 and 40101?

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 40096 and 40101 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40096 and 40101, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40096,40101) = 1
LCM(40096,40101) = ( 40096 × 40101) / 1
LCM(40096,40101) = 1607889696 / 1
LCM(40096,40101) = 1607889696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40096 and 40101 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40096 and 40101. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40096 and 40101.

Prime Factorization of 40096

Prime Factorization of 40101

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40096 and 40101.

LCM(40096,40101) = 2⁵ × 7¹ × 179¹ × 3¹ × 13367¹
LCM(40096,40101) = 1607889696