What is the Least Common Multiple of 40900 and 40915?

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 40900 and 40915 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40900 and 40915, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40900,40915) = 5
LCM(40900,40915) = ( 40900 × 40915) / 5
LCM(40900,40915) = 1673423500 / 5
LCM(40900,40915) = 334684700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40900 and 40915 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40900 and 40915. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40900 and 40915.

Prime Factorization of 40900

Prime Factorization of 40915

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40900 and 40915.

LCM(40900,40915) = 2² × 5² × 409¹ × 7² × 167¹
LCM(40900,40915) = 334684700