What is the Least Common Multiple of 40931 and 40937?

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 40931 and 40937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40931 and 40937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40931,40937) = 1
LCM(40931,40937) = ( 40931 × 40937) / 1
LCM(40931,40937) = 1675592347 / 1
LCM(40931,40937) = 1675592347

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40931 and 40937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40931 and 40937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40931 and 40937.

Prime Factorization of 40931

Prime Factorization of 40937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40931 and 40937.

LCM(40931,40937) = 11¹ × 61² × 13¹ × 47¹ × 67¹
LCM(40931,40937) = 1675592347