What is the Least Common Multiple of 40329 and 40336?

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 40329 and 40336 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40329 and 40336, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40329,40336) = 1
LCM(40329,40336) = ( 40329 × 40336) / 1
LCM(40329,40336) = 1626710544 / 1
LCM(40329,40336) = 1626710544

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40329 and 40336 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40329 and 40336. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40329 and 40336.

Prime Factorization of 40329

Prime Factorization of 40336

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40329 and 40336.

LCM(40329,40336) = 3² × 4481¹ × 2⁴ × 2521¹
LCM(40329,40336) = 1626710544