What is the Least Common Multiple of 40142 and 40150?

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 40142 and 40150 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40142 and 40150, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40142,40150) = 2
LCM(40142,40150) = ( 40142 × 40150) / 2
LCM(40142,40150) = 1611701300 / 2
LCM(40142,40150) = 805850650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40142 and 40150 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40142 and 40150. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40142 and 40150.

Prime Factorization of 40142

Prime Factorization of 40150

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40142 and 40150.

LCM(40142,40150) = 2¹ × 20071¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 73¹
LCM(40142,40150) = 805850650