What is the Least Common Multiple of 40847 and 40857?

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 40847 and 40857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40847 and 40857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40847,40857) = 1
LCM(40847,40857) = ( 40847 × 40857) / 1
LCM(40847,40857) = 1668885879 / 1
LCM(40847,40857) = 1668885879

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40847 and 40857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40847 and 40857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40847 and 40857.

Prime Factorization of 40847

Prime Factorization of 40857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40847 and 40857.

LCM(40847,40857) = 40847¹ × 3¹ × 13619¹
LCM(40847,40857) = 1668885879