What is the Least Common Multiple of 40181 and 40199?

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 40199 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 40199, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40181,40199) = 1
LCM(40181,40199) = ( 40181 × 40199) / 1
LCM(40181,40199) = 1615236019 / 1
LCM(40181,40199) = 1615236019

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40181 and 40199 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40181 and 40199. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40181 and 40199.

Prime Factorization of 40181

Prime Factorization of 40199

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40181 and 40199.

LCM(40181,40199) = 23¹ × 1747¹ × 61¹ × 659¹
LCM(40181,40199) = 1615236019