What is the Least Common Multiple of 40901 and 40908?

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 40901 and 40908 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40901 and 40908, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40901,40908) = 7
LCM(40901,40908) = ( 40901 × 40908) / 7
LCM(40901,40908) = 1673178108 / 7
LCM(40901,40908) = 239025444

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40901 and 40908 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40901 and 40908. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40901 and 40908.

Prime Factorization of 40901

Prime Factorization of 40908

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40901 and 40908.

LCM(40901,40908) = 7¹ × 5843¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 487¹
LCM(40901,40908) = 239025444