What is the Least Common Multiple of 40895 and 40904?

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 40895 and 40904 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40895 and 40904, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40895,40904) = 1
LCM(40895,40904) = ( 40895 × 40904) / 1
LCM(40895,40904) = 1672769080 / 1
LCM(40895,40904) = 1672769080

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40895 and 40904 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40895 and 40904. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40895 and 40904.

Prime Factorization of 40895

Prime Factorization of 40904

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40895 and 40904.

LCM(40895,40904) = 5¹ × 8179¹ × 2³ × 5113¹
LCM(40895,40904) = 1672769080