What is the Least Common Multiple of 40885 and 40895?

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 40885 and 40895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40885 and 40895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40885,40895) = 5
LCM(40885,40895) = ( 40885 × 40895) / 5
LCM(40885,40895) = 1671992075 / 5
LCM(40885,40895) = 334398415

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40885 and 40895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40885 and 40895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40885 and 40895.

Prime Factorization of 40885

Prime Factorization of 40895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40885 and 40895.

LCM(40885,40895) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 37¹ × 8179¹
LCM(40885,40895) = 334398415