What is the Least Common Multiple of 40605 and 40615?

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 40605 and 40615 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40605 and 40615, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40605,40615) = 5
LCM(40605,40615) = ( 40605 × 40615) / 5
LCM(40605,40615) = 1649172075 / 5
LCM(40605,40615) = 329834415

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40605 and 40615 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40605 and 40615. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40605 and 40615.

Prime Factorization of 40605

Prime Factorization of 40615

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40605 and 40615.

LCM(40605,40615) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 2707¹ × 8123¹
LCM(40605,40615) = 329834415