What is the Least Common Multiple of 40818 and 40827?

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 40818 and 40827 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40818 and 40827, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40818,40827) = 3
LCM(40818,40827) = ( 40818 × 40827) / 3
LCM(40818,40827) = 1666476486 / 3
LCM(40818,40827) = 555492162

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40818 and 40827 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40818 and 40827. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40818 and 40827.

Prime Factorization of 40818

Prime Factorization of 40827

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40818 and 40827.

LCM(40818,40827) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6803¹ × 31¹ × 439¹
LCM(40818,40827) = 555492162