What is the Least Common Multiple of 40914 and 40926?

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 40914 and 40926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40914 and 40926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40914,40926) = 6
LCM(40914,40926) = ( 40914 × 40926) / 6
LCM(40914,40926) = 1674446364 / 6
LCM(40914,40926) = 279074394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40914 and 40926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40914 and 40926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40914 and 40926.

Prime Factorization of 40914

Prime Factorization of 40926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40914 and 40926.

LCM(40914,40926) = 2¹ × 3² × 2273¹ × 19¹ × 359¹
LCM(40914,40926) = 279074394