What is the Least Common Multiple of 40174 and 40181?

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 40174 and 40181 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40174 and 40181, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40174,40181) = 1
LCM(40174,40181) = ( 40174 × 40181) / 1
LCM(40174,40181) = 1614231494 / 1
LCM(40174,40181) = 1614231494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40174 and 40181 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40174 and 40181. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40174 and 40181.

Prime Factorization of 40174

Prime Factorization of 40181

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40174 and 40181.

LCM(40174,40181) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 379¹ × 23¹ × 1747¹
LCM(40174,40181) = 1614231494