What is the Least Common Multiple of 40162 and 40169?

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 40162 and 40169 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40162 and 40169, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40162,40169) = 1
LCM(40162,40169) = ( 40162 × 40169) / 1
LCM(40162,40169) = 1613267378 / 1
LCM(40162,40169) = 1613267378

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40162 and 40169 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40162 and 40169. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40162 and 40169.

Prime Factorization of 40162

Prime Factorization of 40169

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40162 and 40169.

LCM(40162,40169) = 2¹ × 43¹ × 467¹ × 40169¹
LCM(40162,40169) = 1613267378