What is the Least Common Multiple of 40772 and 40783?

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 40772 and 40783 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40772 and 40783, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40772,40783) = 1
LCM(40772,40783) = ( 40772 × 40783) / 1
LCM(40772,40783) = 1662804476 / 1
LCM(40772,40783) = 1662804476

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40772 and 40783 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40772 and 40783. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40772 and 40783.

Prime Factorization of 40772

Prime Factorization of 40783

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40772 and 40783.

LCM(40772,40783) = 2² × 10193¹ × 17¹ × 2399¹
LCM(40772,40783) = 1662804476