What is the Least Common Multiple of 40501 and 40518?

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 40501 and 40518 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40501 and 40518, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40501,40518) = 1
LCM(40501,40518) = ( 40501 × 40518) / 1
LCM(40501,40518) = 1641019518 / 1
LCM(40501,40518) = 1641019518

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40501 and 40518 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40501 and 40518. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40501 and 40518.

Prime Factorization of 40501

Prime Factorization of 40518

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40501 and 40518.

LCM(40501,40518) = 101¹ × 401¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 2251¹
LCM(40501,40518) = 1641019518