What is the Least Common Multiple of 40731 and 40746?

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 40731 and 40746 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40731 and 40746, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40731,40746) = 3
LCM(40731,40746) = ( 40731 × 40746) / 3
LCM(40731,40746) = 1659625326 / 3
LCM(40731,40746) = 553208442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40731 and 40746 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40731 and 40746. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40731 and 40746.

Prime Factorization of 40731

Prime Factorization of 40746

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40731 and 40746.

LCM(40731,40746) = 3¹ × 13577¹ × 2¹ × 6791¹
LCM(40731,40746) = 553208442