What is the Least Common Multiple of 40347 and 40363?

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 40347 and 40363 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40347 and 40363, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40347,40363) = 1
LCM(40347,40363) = ( 40347 × 40363) / 1
LCM(40347,40363) = 1628525961 / 1
LCM(40347,40363) = 1628525961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40347 and 40363 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40347 and 40363. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40347 and 40363.

Prime Factorization of 40347

Prime Factorization of 40363

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40347 and 40363.

LCM(40347,40363) = 3² × 4483¹ × 181¹ × 223¹
LCM(40347,40363) = 1628525961