What is the Least Common Multiple of 40159 and 40173?

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 40159 and 40173 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40159 and 40173, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40159,40173) = 7
LCM(40159,40173) = ( 40159 × 40173) / 7
LCM(40159,40173) = 1613307507 / 7
LCM(40159,40173) = 230472501

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40159 and 40173 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40159 and 40173. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40159 and 40173.

Prime Factorization of 40159

Prime Factorization of 40173

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40159 and 40173.

LCM(40159,40173) = 7¹ × 5737¹ × 3¹ × 1913¹
LCM(40159,40173) = 230472501