What is the Least Common Multiple of 40902 and 40907?

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 40902 and 40907 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40902 and 40907, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40902,40907) = 1
LCM(40902,40907) = ( 40902 × 40907) / 1
LCM(40902,40907) = 1673178114 / 1
LCM(40902,40907) = 1673178114

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40902 and 40907 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40902 and 40907. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40902 and 40907.

Prime Factorization of 40902

Prime Factorization of 40907

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40902 and 40907.

LCM(40902,40907) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 401¹ × 19¹ × 2153¹
LCM(40902,40907) = 1673178114