What is the Least Common Multiple of 40386 and 40395?

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 40386 and 40395 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40386 and 40395, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40386,40395) = 3
LCM(40386,40395) = ( 40386 × 40395) / 3
LCM(40386,40395) = 1631392470 / 3
LCM(40386,40395) = 543797490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40386 and 40395 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40386 and 40395. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40386 and 40395.

Prime Factorization of 40386

Prime Factorization of 40395

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40386 and 40395.

LCM(40386,40395) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 127¹ × 5¹ × 2693¹
LCM(40386,40395) = 543797490