What is the Least Common Multiple of 40181 and 40194?

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 40181 and 40194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40181 and 40194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40181,40194) = 1
LCM(40181,40194) = ( 40181 × 40194) / 1
LCM(40181,40194) = 1615035114 / 1
LCM(40181,40194) = 1615035114

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40181 and 40194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40181 and 40194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40181 and 40194.

Prime Factorization of 40181

Prime Factorization of 40194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40181 and 40194.

LCM(40181,40194) = 23¹ × 1747¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 29¹
LCM(40181,40194) = 1615035114