What is the Least Common Multiple of 40417 and 40434?

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 40417 and 40434 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40417 and 40434, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40417,40434) = 1
LCM(40417,40434) = ( 40417 × 40434) / 1
LCM(40417,40434) = 1634220978 / 1
LCM(40417,40434) = 1634220978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40417 and 40434 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40417 and 40434. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40417 and 40434.

Prime Factorization of 40417

Prime Factorization of 40434

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40417 and 40434.

LCM(40417,40434) = 13¹ × 3109¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 293¹
LCM(40417,40434) = 1634220978