What is the Least Common Multiple of 40679 and 40694?

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 40679 and 40694 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40679 and 40694, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40679,40694) = 1
LCM(40679,40694) = ( 40679 × 40694) / 1
LCM(40679,40694) = 1655391226 / 1
LCM(40679,40694) = 1655391226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40679 and 40694 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40679 and 40694. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40679 and 40694.

Prime Factorization of 40679

Prime Factorization of 40694

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40679 and 40694.

LCM(40679,40694) = 19¹ × 2141¹ × 2¹ × 20347¹
LCM(40679,40694) = 1655391226