What is the Least Common Multiple of 40899 and 40917?

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 40899 and 40917 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40899 and 40917, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40899,40917) = 3
LCM(40899,40917) = ( 40899 × 40917) / 3
LCM(40899,40917) = 1673464383 / 3
LCM(40899,40917) = 557821461

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40899 and 40917 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40899 and 40917. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40899 and 40917.

Prime Factorization of 40899

Prime Factorization of 40917

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40899 and 40917.

LCM(40899,40917) = 3¹ × 13633¹ × 23¹ × 593¹
LCM(40899,40917) = 557821461