What is the Least Common Multiple of 40271 and 40282?

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 40271 and 40282 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40271 and 40282, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40271,40282) = 11
LCM(40271,40282) = ( 40271 × 40282) / 11
LCM(40271,40282) = 1622196422 / 11
LCM(40271,40282) = 147472402

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40271 and 40282 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40271 and 40282. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40271 and 40282.

Prime Factorization of 40271

Prime Factorization of 40282

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40271 and 40282.

LCM(40271,40282) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 523¹ × 2¹ × 1831¹
LCM(40271,40282) = 147472402