What is the Least Common Multiple of 40294 and 40298?

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 40294 and 40298 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40294 and 40298, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40294,40298) = 2
LCM(40294,40298) = ( 40294 × 40298) / 2
LCM(40294,40298) = 1623767612 / 2
LCM(40294,40298) = 811883806

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40294 and 40298 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40294 and 40298. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40294 and 40298.

Prime Factorization of 40294

Prime Factorization of 40298

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40294 and 40298.

LCM(40294,40298) = 2¹ × 20147¹ × 20149¹
LCM(40294,40298) = 811883806