What is the Least Common Multiple of 40889 and 40900?

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 40889 and 40900 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40889 and 40900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40889,40900) = 1
LCM(40889,40900) = ( 40889 × 40900) / 1
LCM(40889,40900) = 1672360100 / 1
LCM(40889,40900) = 1672360100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40889 and 40900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40889 and 40900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40889 and 40900.

Prime Factorization of 40889

Prime Factorization of 40900

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40889 and 40900.

LCM(40889,40900) = 31¹ × 1319¹ × 2² × 5² × 409¹
LCM(40889,40900) = 1672360100