What is the Least Common Multiple of 40589 and 40595?

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 40589 and 40595 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40589 and 40595, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40589,40595) = 1
LCM(40589,40595) = ( 40589 × 40595) / 1
LCM(40589,40595) = 1647710455 / 1
LCM(40589,40595) = 1647710455

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40589 and 40595 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40589 and 40595. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40589 and 40595.

Prime Factorization of 40589

Prime Factorization of 40595

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40589 and 40595.

LCM(40589,40595) = 37¹ × 1097¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 353¹
LCM(40589,40595) = 1647710455