What is the Least Common Multiple of 40388 and 40393?

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 40388 and 40393 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40388 and 40393, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40388,40393) = 1
LCM(40388,40393) = ( 40388 × 40393) / 1
LCM(40388,40393) = 1631392484 / 1
LCM(40388,40393) = 1631392484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40388 and 40393 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40388 and 40393. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40388 and 40393.

Prime Factorization of 40388

Prime Factorization of 40393

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40388 and 40393.

LCM(40388,40393) = 2² × 23¹ × 439¹ × 31¹ × 1303¹
LCM(40388,40393) = 1631392484