What is the Least Common Multiple of 40403 and 40412?

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 40403 and 40412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40403 and 40412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40403,40412) = 1
LCM(40403,40412) = ( 40403 × 40412) / 1
LCM(40403,40412) = 1632766036 / 1
LCM(40403,40412) = 1632766036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40403 and 40412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40403 and 40412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40403 and 40412.

Prime Factorization of 40403

Prime Factorization of 40412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40403 and 40412.

LCM(40403,40412) = 11¹ × 3673¹ × 2² × 10103¹
LCM(40403,40412) = 1632766036