What is the Least Common Multiple of 40917 and 40935?

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 40917 and 40935 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40917 and 40935, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40917,40935) = 3
LCM(40917,40935) = ( 40917 × 40935) / 3
LCM(40917,40935) = 1674937395 / 3
LCM(40917,40935) = 558312465

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40917 and 40935 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40917 and 40935. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40917 and 40935.

Prime Factorization of 40917

Prime Factorization of 40935

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40917 and 40935.

LCM(40917,40935) = 3¹ × 23¹ × 593¹ × 5¹ × 2729¹
LCM(40917,40935) = 558312465