What is the Least Common Multiple of 40443 and 40458?

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 40443 and 40458 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40443 and 40458, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40443,40458) = 3
LCM(40443,40458) = ( 40443 × 40458) / 3
LCM(40443,40458) = 1636242894 / 3
LCM(40443,40458) = 545414298

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40443 and 40458 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40443 and 40458. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40443 and 40458.

Prime Factorization of 40443

Prime Factorization of 40458

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40443 and 40458.

LCM(40443,40458) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 61¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 613¹
LCM(40443,40458) = 545414298