What is the Least Common Multiple of 40148 and 40167?

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 40148 and 40167 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40148 and 40167, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40148,40167) = 1
LCM(40148,40167) = ( 40148 × 40167) / 1
LCM(40148,40167) = 1612624716 / 1
LCM(40148,40167) = 1612624716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40148 and 40167 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40148 and 40167. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40148 and 40167.

Prime Factorization of 40148

Prime Factorization of 40167

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40148 and 40167.

LCM(40148,40167) = 2² × 10037¹ × 3² × 4463¹
LCM(40148,40167) = 1612624716