What is the Least Common Multiple of 40831 and 40844?

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 40831 and 40844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40831 and 40844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40831,40844) = 1
LCM(40831,40844) = ( 40831 × 40844) / 1
LCM(40831,40844) = 1667701364 / 1
LCM(40831,40844) = 1667701364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40831 and 40844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40831 and 40844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40831 and 40844.

Prime Factorization of 40831

Prime Factorization of 40844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40831 and 40844.

LCM(40831,40844) = 7¹ × 19¹ × 307¹ × 2² × 10211¹
LCM(40831,40844) = 1667701364