What is the Least Common Multiple of 40673 and 40681?

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 40673 and 40681 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40673 and 40681, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40673,40681) = 1
LCM(40673,40681) = ( 40673 × 40681) / 1
LCM(40673,40681) = 1654618313 / 1
LCM(40673,40681) = 1654618313

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40673 and 40681 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40673 and 40681. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40673 and 40681.

Prime Factorization of 40673

Prime Factorization of 40681

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40673 and 40681.

LCM(40673,40681) = 89¹ × 457¹ × 17¹ × 2393¹
LCM(40673,40681) = 1654618313