What is the Least Common Multiple of 40342 and 40360?

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 40342 and 40360 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40342 and 40360, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40342,40360) = 2
LCM(40342,40360) = ( 40342 × 40360) / 2
LCM(40342,40360) = 1628203120 / 2
LCM(40342,40360) = 814101560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40342 and 40360 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40342 and 40360. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40342 and 40360.

Prime Factorization of 40342

Prime Factorization of 40360

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40342 and 40360.

LCM(40342,40360) = 2³ × 23¹ × 877¹ × 5¹ × 1009¹
LCM(40342,40360) = 814101560