What is the Least Common Multiple of 40305 and 40311?

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 40305 and 40311 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40305 and 40311, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40305,40311) = 3
LCM(40305,40311) = ( 40305 × 40311) / 3
LCM(40305,40311) = 1624734855 / 3
LCM(40305,40311) = 541578285

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40305 and 40311 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40305 and 40311. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40305 and 40311.

Prime Factorization of 40305

Prime Factorization of 40311

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40305 and 40311.

LCM(40305,40311) = 3³ × 5¹ × 2687¹ × 1493¹
LCM(40305,40311) = 541578285