What is the Least Common Multiple of 40496 and 40512?

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 40496 and 40512 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40496 and 40512, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40496,40512) = 16
LCM(40496,40512) = ( 40496 × 40512) / 16
LCM(40496,40512) = 1640573952 / 16
LCM(40496,40512) = 102535872

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40496 and 40512 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40496 and 40512. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40496 and 40512.

Prime Factorization of 40496

Prime Factorization of 40512

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40496 and 40512.

LCM(40496,40512) = 2⁶ × 2531¹ × 3¹ × 211¹
LCM(40496,40512) = 102535872