What is the Least Common Multiple of 40772 and 40784?

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 40784 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 40784, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40772,40784) = 4
LCM(40772,40784) = ( 40772 × 40784) / 4
LCM(40772,40784) = 1662845248 / 4
LCM(40772,40784) = 415711312

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40772 and 40784 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40772 and 40784. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40772 and 40784.

Prime Factorization of 40772

Prime Factorization of 40784

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40772 and 40784.

LCM(40772,40784) = 2⁴ × 10193¹ × 2549¹
LCM(40772,40784) = 415711312