What is the Least Common Multiple of 40455 and 40466?

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 40455 and 40466 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40455 and 40466, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40455,40466) = 1
LCM(40455,40466) = ( 40455 × 40466) / 1
LCM(40455,40466) = 1637052030 / 1
LCM(40455,40466) = 1637052030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40455 and 40466 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40455 and 40466. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40455 and 40466.

Prime Factorization of 40455

Prime Factorization of 40466

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40455 and 40466.

LCM(40455,40466) = 3² × 5¹ × 29¹ × 31¹ × 2¹ × 20233¹
LCM(40455,40466) = 1637052030