What is the Least Common Multiple of 40313 and 40331?

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 40313 and 40331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40313 and 40331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40313,40331) = 1
LCM(40313,40331) = ( 40313 × 40331) / 1
LCM(40313,40331) = 1625863603 / 1
LCM(40313,40331) = 1625863603

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40313 and 40331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40313 and 40331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40313 and 40331.

Prime Factorization of 40313

Prime Factorization of 40331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40313 and 40331.

LCM(40313,40331) = 7¹ × 13¹ × 443¹ × 31¹ × 1301¹
LCM(40313,40331) = 1625863603