What is the Least Common Multiple of 40130 and 40148?

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 40130 and 40148 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40130 and 40148, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40130,40148) = 2
LCM(40130,40148) = ( 40130 × 40148) / 2
LCM(40130,40148) = 1611139240 / 2
LCM(40130,40148) = 805569620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40130 and 40148 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40130 and 40148. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40130 and 40148.

Prime Factorization of 40130

Prime Factorization of 40148

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40130 and 40148.

LCM(40130,40148) = 2² × 5¹ × 4013¹ × 10037¹
LCM(40130,40148) = 805569620