What is the Least Common Multiple of 40274 and 40287?

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 40274 and 40287 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40274 and 40287, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40274,40287) = 13
LCM(40274,40287) = ( 40274 × 40287) / 13
LCM(40274,40287) = 1622518638 / 13
LCM(40274,40287) = 124809126

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40274 and 40287 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40274 and 40287. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40274 and 40287.

Prime Factorization of 40274

Prime Factorization of 40287

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40274 and 40287.

LCM(40274,40287) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 1549¹ × 3¹ × 1033¹
LCM(40274,40287) = 124809126