What is the Least Common Multiple of 40792 and 40796?

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 40792 and 40796 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40792 and 40796, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40792,40796) = 4
LCM(40792,40796) = ( 40792 × 40796) / 4
LCM(40792,40796) = 1664150432 / 4
LCM(40792,40796) = 416037608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40792 and 40796 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40792 and 40796. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40792 and 40796.

Prime Factorization of 40792

Prime Factorization of 40796

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40792 and 40796.

LCM(40792,40796) = 2³ × 5099¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 47¹
LCM(40792,40796) = 416037608