What is the Least Common Multiple of 40692 and 40699?

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 40692 and 40699 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40692 and 40699, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40692,40699) = 1
LCM(40692,40699) = ( 40692 × 40699) / 1
LCM(40692,40699) = 1656123708 / 1
LCM(40692,40699) = 1656123708

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40692 and 40699 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40692 and 40699. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40692 and 40699.

Prime Factorization of 40692

Prime Factorization of 40699

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40692 and 40699.

LCM(40692,40699) = 2² × 3¹ × 3391¹ × 40699¹
LCM(40692,40699) = 1656123708