What is the Least Common Multiple of 40538 and 40556?

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 40538 and 40556 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40538 and 40556, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40538,40556) = 2
LCM(40538,40556) = ( 40538 × 40556) / 2
LCM(40538,40556) = 1644059128 / 2
LCM(40538,40556) = 822029564

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40538 and 40556 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40538 and 40556. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40538 and 40556.

Prime Factorization of 40538

Prime Factorization of 40556

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40538 and 40556.

LCM(40538,40556) = 2² × 20269¹ × 10139¹
LCM(40538,40556) = 822029564