What is the Least Common Multiple of 40542 and 40557?

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 40542 and 40557 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40542 and 40557, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40542,40557) = 3
LCM(40542,40557) = ( 40542 × 40557) / 3
LCM(40542,40557) = 1644261894 / 3
LCM(40542,40557) = 548087298

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40542 and 40557 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40542 and 40557. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40542 and 40557.

Prime Factorization of 40542

Prime Factorization of 40557

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40542 and 40557.

LCM(40542,40557) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 233¹ × 11¹ × 1229¹
LCM(40542,40557) = 548087298