What is the Least Common Multiple of 40168 and 40183?

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 40168 and 40183 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40168 and 40183, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40168,40183) = 1
LCM(40168,40183) = ( 40168 × 40183) / 1
LCM(40168,40183) = 1614070744 / 1
LCM(40168,40183) = 1614070744

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40168 and 40183 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40168 and 40183. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40168 and 40183.

Prime Factorization of 40168

Prime Factorization of 40183

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40168 and 40183.

LCM(40168,40183) = 2³ × 5021¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 281¹
LCM(40168,40183) = 1614070744