What is the Least Common Multiple of 40918 and 40938?

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 40918 and 40938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40918 and 40938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40918,40938) = 2
LCM(40918,40938) = ( 40918 × 40938) / 2
LCM(40918,40938) = 1675101084 / 2
LCM(40918,40938) = 837550542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40918 and 40938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40918 and 40938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40918 and 40938.

Prime Factorization of 40918

Prime Factorization of 40938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40918 and 40938.

LCM(40918,40938) = 2¹ × 41¹ × 499¹ × 3¹ × 6823¹
LCM(40918,40938) = 837550542