What is the Least Common Multiple of 40364 and 40379?

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 40364 and 40379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40364 and 40379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40364,40379) = 1
LCM(40364,40379) = ( 40364 × 40379) / 1
LCM(40364,40379) = 1629857956 / 1
LCM(40364,40379) = 1629857956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40364 and 40379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40364 and 40379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40364 and 40379.

Prime Factorization of 40364

Prime Factorization of 40379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40364 and 40379.

LCM(40364,40379) = 2² × 10091¹ × 149¹ × 271¹
LCM(40364,40379) = 1629857956