What is the Least Common Multiple of 40728 and 40737?

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 40728 and 40737 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40728 and 40737, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40728,40737) = 3
LCM(40728,40737) = ( 40728 × 40737) / 3
LCM(40728,40737) = 1659136536 / 3
LCM(40728,40737) = 553045512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40728 and 40737 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40728 and 40737. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40728 and 40737.

Prime Factorization of 40728

Prime Factorization of 40737

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40728 and 40737.

LCM(40728,40737) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1697¹ × 37¹ × 367¹
LCM(40728,40737) = 553045512