What is the Least Common Multiple of 40593 and 40603?

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 40593 and 40603 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40593 and 40603, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40593,40603) = 1
LCM(40593,40603) = ( 40593 × 40603) / 1
LCM(40593,40603) = 1648197579 / 1
LCM(40593,40603) = 1648197579

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40593 and 40603 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40593 and 40603. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40593 and 40603.

Prime Factorization of 40593

Prime Factorization of 40603

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40593 and 40603.

LCM(40593,40603) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 1933¹ × 19¹ × 2137¹
LCM(40593,40603) = 1648197579