What is the Least Common Multiple of 40558 and 40570?

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 40558 and 40570 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40558 and 40570, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40558,40570) = 2
LCM(40558,40570) = ( 40558 × 40570) / 2
LCM(40558,40570) = 1645438060 / 2
LCM(40558,40570) = 822719030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40558 and 40570 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40558 and 40570. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40558 and 40570.

Prime Factorization of 40558

Prime Factorization of 40570

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40558 and 40570.

LCM(40558,40570) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 2897¹ × 5¹ × 4057¹
LCM(40558,40570) = 822719030