What is the Least Common Multiple of 40816 and 40832?

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 40816 and 40832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40816 and 40832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40816,40832) = 16
LCM(40816,40832) = ( 40816 × 40832) / 16
LCM(40816,40832) = 1666598912 / 16
LCM(40816,40832) = 104162432

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40816 and 40832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40816 and 40832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40816 and 40832.

Prime Factorization of 40816

Prime Factorization of 40832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40816 and 40832.

LCM(40816,40832) = 2⁷ × 2551¹ × 11¹ × 29¹
LCM(40816,40832) = 104162432