What is the Least Common Multiple of 40905 and 40911?

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 40905 and 40911 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40905 and 40911, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40905,40911) = 3
LCM(40905,40911) = ( 40905 × 40911) / 3
LCM(40905,40911) = 1673464455 / 3
LCM(40905,40911) = 557821485

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40905 and 40911 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40905 and 40911. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40905 and 40911.

Prime Factorization of 40905

Prime Factorization of 40911

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40905 and 40911.

LCM(40905,40911) = 3⁴ × 5¹ × 101¹ × 13¹ × 1049¹
LCM(40905,40911) = 557821485