What is the Least Common Multiple of 40703 and 40707?

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 40703 and 40707 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40703 and 40707, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40703,40707) = 1
LCM(40703,40707) = ( 40703 × 40707) / 1
LCM(40703,40707) = 1656897021 / 1
LCM(40703,40707) = 1656897021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40703 and 40707 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40703 and 40707. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40703 and 40707.

Prime Factorization of 40703

Prime Factorization of 40707

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40703 and 40707.

LCM(40703,40707) = 13¹ × 31¹ × 101¹ × 3² × 4523¹
LCM(40703,40707) = 1656897021