What is the Least Common Multiple of 40304 and 40316?

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 40304 and 40316 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40304 and 40316, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40304,40316) = 4
LCM(40304,40316) = ( 40304 × 40316) / 4
LCM(40304,40316) = 1624896064 / 4
LCM(40304,40316) = 406224016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40304 and 40316 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40304 and 40316. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40304 and 40316.

Prime Factorization of 40304

Prime Factorization of 40316

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40304 and 40316.

LCM(40304,40316) = 2⁴ × 11¹ × 229¹ × 10079¹
LCM(40304,40316) = 406224016