What is the Least Common Multiple of 40841 and 40849?

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 40841 and 40849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40841 and 40849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40841,40849) = 1
LCM(40841,40849) = ( 40841 × 40849) / 1
LCM(40841,40849) = 1668314009 / 1
LCM(40841,40849) = 1668314009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40841 and 40849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40841 and 40849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40841 and 40849.

Prime Factorization of 40841

Prime Factorization of 40849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40841 and 40849.

LCM(40841,40849) = 40841¹ × 40849¹
LCM(40841,40849) = 1668314009