What is the Least Common Multiple of 40503 and 40507?

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 40503 and 40507 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40503 and 40507, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40503,40507) = 1
LCM(40503,40507) = ( 40503 × 40507) / 1
LCM(40503,40507) = 1640655021 / 1
LCM(40503,40507) = 1640655021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40503 and 40507 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40503 and 40507. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40503 and 40507.

Prime Factorization of 40503

Prime Factorization of 40507

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40503 and 40507.

LCM(40503,40507) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 587¹ × 40507¹
LCM(40503,40507) = 1640655021