What is the Least Common Multiple of 40842 and 40848?

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 40842 and 40848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40842 and 40848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40842,40848) = 6
LCM(40842,40848) = ( 40842 × 40848) / 6
LCM(40842,40848) = 1668314016 / 6
LCM(40842,40848) = 278052336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40842 and 40848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40842 and 40848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40842 and 40848.

Prime Factorization of 40842

Prime Factorization of 40848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40842 and 40848.

LCM(40842,40848) = 2⁴ × 3² × 2269¹ × 23¹ × 37¹
LCM(40842,40848) = 278052336