What is the Least Common Multiple of 40817 and 40826?

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 40817 and 40826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40817 and 40826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40817,40826) = 1
LCM(40817,40826) = ( 40817 × 40826) / 1
LCM(40817,40826) = 1666394842 / 1
LCM(40817,40826) = 1666394842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40817 and 40826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40817 and 40826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40817 and 40826.

Prime Factorization of 40817

Prime Factorization of 40826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40817 and 40826.

LCM(40817,40826) = 7⁴ × 17¹ × 2¹ × 137¹ × 149¹
LCM(40817,40826) = 1666394842