What is the Least Common Multiple of 40336 and 40341?

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 40336 and 40341 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40336 and 40341, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40336,40341) = 1
LCM(40336,40341) = ( 40336 × 40341) / 1
LCM(40336,40341) = 1627194576 / 1
LCM(40336,40341) = 1627194576

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40336 and 40341 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40336 and 40341. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40336 and 40341.

Prime Factorization of 40336

Prime Factorization of 40341

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40336 and 40341.

LCM(40336,40341) = 2⁴ × 2521¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 113¹
LCM(40336,40341) = 1627194576