What is the Least Common Multiple of 40146 and 40163?

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 40146 and 40163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40146 and 40163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40146,40163) = 1
LCM(40146,40163) = ( 40146 × 40163) / 1
LCM(40146,40163) = 1612383798 / 1
LCM(40146,40163) = 1612383798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40146 and 40163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40146 and 40163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40146 and 40163.

Prime Factorization of 40146

Prime Factorization of 40163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40146 and 40163.

LCM(40146,40163) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6691¹ × 40163¹
LCM(40146,40163) = 1612383798