What is the Least Common Multiple of 40124 and 40131?

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 40124 and 40131 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40124 and 40131, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40124,40131) = 7
LCM(40124,40131) = ( 40124 × 40131) / 7
LCM(40124,40131) = 1610216244 / 7
LCM(40124,40131) = 230030892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40124 and 40131 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40124 and 40131. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40124 and 40131.

Prime Factorization of 40124

Prime Factorization of 40131

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40124 and 40131.

LCM(40124,40131) = 2² × 7³ × 1433¹ × 3² × 13¹
LCM(40124,40131) = 230030892