What is the Least Common Multiple of 40779 and 40798?

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 40779 and 40798 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40779 and 40798, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40779,40798) = 1
LCM(40779,40798) = ( 40779 × 40798) / 1
LCM(40779,40798) = 1663701642 / 1
LCM(40779,40798) = 1663701642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40779 and 40798 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40779 and 40798. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40779 and 40798.

Prime Factorization of 40779

Prime Factorization of 40798

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40779 and 40798.

LCM(40779,40798) = 3² × 23¹ × 197¹ × 2¹ × 20399¹
LCM(40779,40798) = 1663701642