What is the Least Common Multiple of 40356 and 40362?

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 40356 and 40362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40356 and 40362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40356,40362) = 6
LCM(40356,40362) = ( 40356 × 40362) / 6
LCM(40356,40362) = 1628848872 / 6
LCM(40356,40362) = 271474812

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40356 and 40362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40356 and 40362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40356 and 40362.

Prime Factorization of 40356

Prime Factorization of 40362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40356 and 40362.

LCM(40356,40362) = 2² × 3² × 19¹ × 59¹ × 7¹ × 31²
LCM(40356,40362) = 271474812