What is the Least Common Multiple of 40923 and 40941?

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 40923 and 40941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40923 and 40941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40923,40941) = 9
LCM(40923,40941) = ( 40923 × 40941) / 9
LCM(40923,40941) = 1675428543 / 9
LCM(40923,40941) = 186158727

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40923 and 40941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40923 and 40941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40923 and 40941.

Prime Factorization of 40923

Prime Factorization of 40941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40923 and 40941.

LCM(40923,40941) = 3² × 4547¹ × 4549¹
LCM(40923,40941) = 186158727