What is the Least Common Multiple of 40476 and 40481?

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 40476 and 40481 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40476 and 40481, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40476,40481) = 1
LCM(40476,40481) = ( 40476 × 40481) / 1
LCM(40476,40481) = 1638508956 / 1
LCM(40476,40481) = 1638508956

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40476 and 40481 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40476 and 40481. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40476 and 40481.

Prime Factorization of 40476

Prime Factorization of 40481

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40476 and 40481.

LCM(40476,40481) = 2² × 3¹ × 3373¹ × 7¹ × 5783¹
LCM(40476,40481) = 1638508956