What is the Least Common Multiple of 40172 and 40176?

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 40172 and 40176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40172 and 40176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40172,40176) = 4
LCM(40172,40176) = ( 40172 × 40176) / 4
LCM(40172,40176) = 1613950272 / 4
LCM(40172,40176) = 403487568

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40172 and 40176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40172 and 40176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40172 and 40176.

Prime Factorization of 40172

Prime Factorization of 40176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40172 and 40176.

LCM(40172,40176) = 2⁴ × 11² × 83¹ × 3⁴ × 31¹
LCM(40172,40176) = 403487568