What is the Least Common Multiple of 40101 and 40106?

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 40101 and 40106 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40101 and 40106, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40101,40106) = 1
LCM(40101,40106) = ( 40101 × 40106) / 1
LCM(40101,40106) = 1608290706 / 1
LCM(40101,40106) = 1608290706

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40101 and 40106 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40101 and 40106. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40101 and 40106.

Prime Factorization of 40101

Prime Factorization of 40106

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40101 and 40106.

LCM(40101,40106) = 3¹ × 13367¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 1823¹
LCM(40101,40106) = 1608290706