What is the Least Common Multiple of 40172 and 40179?

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 40179 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 40179, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40172,40179) = 1
LCM(40172,40179) = ( 40172 × 40179) / 1
LCM(40172,40179) = 1614070788 / 1
LCM(40172,40179) = 1614070788

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40172 and 40179 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40172 and 40179. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40172 and 40179.

Prime Factorization of 40172

Prime Factorization of 40179

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40172 and 40179.

LCM(40172,40179) = 2² × 11² × 83¹ × 3¹ × 59¹ × 227¹
LCM(40172,40179) = 1614070788