What is the Least Common Multiple of 40362 and 40369?

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 40362 and 40369 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40362 and 40369, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40362,40369) = 7
LCM(40362,40369) = ( 40362 × 40369) / 7
LCM(40362,40369) = 1629373578 / 7
LCM(40362,40369) = 232767654

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40362 and 40369 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40362 and 40369. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40362 and 40369.

Prime Factorization of 40362

Prime Factorization of 40369

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40362 and 40369.

LCM(40362,40369) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 31² × 73¹ × 79¹
LCM(40362,40369) = 232767654