What is the Least Common Multiple of 40275 and 40279?

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 40275 and 40279 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40275 and 40279, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40275,40279) = 1
LCM(40275,40279) = ( 40275 × 40279) / 1
LCM(40275,40279) = 1622236725 / 1
LCM(40275,40279) = 1622236725

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40275 and 40279 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40275 and 40279. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40275 and 40279.

Prime Factorization of 40275

Prime Factorization of 40279

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40275 and 40279.

LCM(40275,40279) = 3² × 5² × 179¹ × 47¹ × 857¹
LCM(40275,40279) = 1622236725