What is the Least Common Multiple of 40824 and 40834?

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 40824 and 40834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40824 and 40834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40824,40834) = 2
LCM(40824,40834) = ( 40824 × 40834) / 2
LCM(40824,40834) = 1667007216 / 2
LCM(40824,40834) = 833503608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40824 and 40834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40824 and 40834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40824 and 40834.

Prime Factorization of 40824

Prime Factorization of 40834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40824 and 40834.

LCM(40824,40834) = 2³ × 3⁶ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 1201¹
LCM(40824,40834) = 833503608