What is the Least Common Multiple of 40887 and 40892?

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 40887 and 40892 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40887 and 40892, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40887,40892) = 1
LCM(40887,40892) = ( 40887 × 40892) / 1
LCM(40887,40892) = 1671951204 / 1
LCM(40887,40892) = 1671951204

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40887 and 40892 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40887 and 40892. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40887 and 40892.

Prime Factorization of 40887

Prime Factorization of 40892

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40887 and 40892.

LCM(40887,40892) = 3² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 59¹ × 2² × 10223¹
LCM(40887,40892) = 1671951204