What is the Least Common Multiple of 40536 and 40552?

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 40536 and 40552 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40536 and 40552, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40536,40552) = 8
LCM(40536,40552) = ( 40536 × 40552) / 8
LCM(40536,40552) = 1643815872 / 8
LCM(40536,40552) = 205476984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40536 and 40552 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40536 and 40552. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40536 and 40552.

Prime Factorization of 40536

Prime Factorization of 40552

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40536 and 40552.

LCM(40536,40552) = 2³ × 3² × 563¹ × 37¹ × 137¹
LCM(40536,40552) = 205476984