What is the Least Common Multiple of 40363 and 40374?

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 40363 and 40374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40363 and 40374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40363,40374) = 1
LCM(40363,40374) = ( 40363 × 40374) / 1
LCM(40363,40374) = 1629615762 / 1
LCM(40363,40374) = 1629615762

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40363 and 40374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40363 and 40374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40363 and 40374.

Prime Factorization of 40363

Prime Factorization of 40374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40363 and 40374.

LCM(40363,40374) = 181¹ × 223¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 2243¹
LCM(40363,40374) = 1629615762