What is the Least Common Multiple of 40199 and 40207?

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 40199 and 40207 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40199 and 40207, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40199,40207) = 1
LCM(40199,40207) = ( 40199 × 40207) / 1
LCM(40199,40207) = 1616281193 / 1
LCM(40199,40207) = 1616281193

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40199 and 40207 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40199 and 40207. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40199 and 40207.

Prime Factorization of 40199

Prime Factorization of 40207

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40199 and 40207.

LCM(40199,40207) = 61¹ × 659¹ × 31¹ × 1297¹
LCM(40199,40207) = 1616281193