What is the Least Common Multiple of 40434 and 40445?

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 40434 and 40445 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40434 and 40445, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40434,40445) = 1
LCM(40434,40445) = ( 40434 × 40445) / 1
LCM(40434,40445) = 1635353130 / 1
LCM(40434,40445) = 1635353130

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40434 and 40445 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40434 and 40445. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40434 and 40445.

Prime Factorization of 40434

Prime Factorization of 40445

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40434 and 40445.

LCM(40434,40445) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 293¹ × 5¹ × 8089¹
LCM(40434,40445) = 1635353130