What is the Least Common Multiple of 40535 and 40545?

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 40535 and 40545 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40535 and 40545, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40535,40545) = 5
LCM(40535,40545) = ( 40535 × 40545) / 5
LCM(40535,40545) = 1643491575 / 5
LCM(40535,40545) = 328698315

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40535 and 40545 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40535 and 40545. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40535 and 40545.

Prime Factorization of 40535

Prime Factorization of 40545

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40535 and 40545.

LCM(40535,40545) = 5¹ × 11² × 67¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 53¹
LCM(40535,40545) = 328698315