What is the Least Common Multiple of 40855 and 40870?

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 40855 and 40870 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40855 and 40870, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40855,40870) = 5
LCM(40855,40870) = ( 40855 × 40870) / 5
LCM(40855,40870) = 1669743850 / 5
LCM(40855,40870) = 333948770

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40855 and 40870 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40855 and 40870. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40855 and 40870.

Prime Factorization of 40855

Prime Factorization of 40870

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40855 and 40870.

LCM(40855,40870) = 5¹ × 8171¹ × 2¹ × 61¹ × 67¹
LCM(40855,40870) = 333948770