What is the Least Common Multiple of 40282 and 40293?

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 40282 and 40293 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40282 and 40293, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40282,40293) = 11
LCM(40282,40293) = ( 40282 × 40293) / 11
LCM(40282,40293) = 1623082626 / 11
LCM(40282,40293) = 147552966

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40282 and 40293 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40282 and 40293. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40282 and 40293.

Prime Factorization of 40282

Prime Factorization of 40293

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40282 and 40293.

LCM(40282,40293) = 2¹ × 11² × 1831¹ × 3² × 37¹
LCM(40282,40293) = 147552966