What is the Least Common Multiple of 40727 and 40733?

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 40727 and 40733 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40727 and 40733, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40727,40733) = 1
LCM(40727,40733) = ( 40727 × 40733) / 1
LCM(40727,40733) = 1658932891 / 1
LCM(40727,40733) = 1658932891

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40727 and 40733 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40727 and 40733. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40727 and 40733.

Prime Factorization of 40727

Prime Factorization of 40733

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40727 and 40733.

LCM(40727,40733) = 139¹ × 293¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 23²
LCM(40727,40733) = 1658932891