What is the Least Common Multiple of 40596 and 40606?

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 40596 and 40606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40596 and 40606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40596,40606) = 2
LCM(40596,40606) = ( 40596 × 40606) / 2
LCM(40596,40606) = 1648441176 / 2
LCM(40596,40606) = 824220588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40596 and 40606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40596 and 40606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40596 and 40606.

Prime Factorization of 40596

Prime Factorization of 40606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40596 and 40606.

LCM(40596,40606) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 199¹ × 79¹ × 257¹
LCM(40596,40606) = 824220588