What is the Least Common Multiple of 40595 and 40604?

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 40595 and 40604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40595 and 40604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40595,40604) = 1
LCM(40595,40604) = ( 40595 × 40604) / 1
LCM(40595,40604) = 1648319380 / 1
LCM(40595,40604) = 1648319380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40595 and 40604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40595 and 40604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40595 and 40604.

Prime Factorization of 40595

Prime Factorization of 40604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40595 and 40604.

LCM(40595,40604) = 5¹ × 23¹ × 353¹ × 2² × 10151¹
LCM(40595,40604) = 1648319380