What is the Least Common Multiple of 40448 and 40468?

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 40448 and 40468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40448 and 40468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40448,40468) = 4
LCM(40448,40468) = ( 40448 × 40468) / 4
LCM(40448,40468) = 1636849664 / 4
LCM(40448,40468) = 409212416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40448 and 40468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40448 and 40468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40448 and 40468.

Prime Factorization of 40448

Prime Factorization of 40468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40448 and 40468.

LCM(40448,40468) = 2⁹ × 79¹ × 67¹ × 151¹
LCM(40448,40468) = 409212416