What is the Least Common Multiple of 40326 and 40334?

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 40326 and 40334 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40326 and 40334, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40326,40334) = 2
LCM(40326,40334) = ( 40326 × 40334) / 2
LCM(40326,40334) = 1626508884 / 2
LCM(40326,40334) = 813254442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40326 and 40334 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40326 and 40334. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40326 and 40334.

Prime Factorization of 40326

Prime Factorization of 40334

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40326 and 40334.

LCM(40326,40334) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 47¹ × 7¹ × 43¹ × 67¹
LCM(40326,40334) = 813254442