What is the Least Common Multiple of 40638 and 40643?

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 40638 and 40643 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40638 and 40643, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40638,40643) = 1
LCM(40638,40643) = ( 40638 × 40643) / 1
LCM(40638,40643) = 1651650234 / 1
LCM(40638,40643) = 1651650234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40638 and 40643 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40638 and 40643. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40638 and 40643.

Prime Factorization of 40638

Prime Factorization of 40643

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40638 and 40643.

LCM(40638,40643) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 521¹ × 97¹ × 419¹
LCM(40638,40643) = 1651650234