What is the Least Common Multiple of 40671 and 40683?

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 40671 and 40683 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40671 and 40683, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40671,40683) = 3
LCM(40671,40683) = ( 40671 × 40683) / 3
LCM(40671,40683) = 1654618293 / 3
LCM(40671,40683) = 551539431

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40671 and 40683 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40671 and 40683. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40671 and 40683.

Prime Factorization of 40671

Prime Factorization of 40683

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40671 and 40683.

LCM(40671,40683) = 3² × 4519¹ × 71¹ × 191¹
LCM(40671,40683) = 551539431