What is the Least Common Multiple of 40936 and 40943?

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 40936 and 40943 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40936 and 40943, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40936,40943) = 7
LCM(40936,40943) = ( 40936 × 40943) / 7
LCM(40936,40943) = 1676042648 / 7
LCM(40936,40943) = 239434664

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40936 and 40943 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40936 and 40943. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40936 and 40943.

Prime Factorization of 40936

Prime Factorization of 40943

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40936 and 40943.

LCM(40936,40943) = 2³ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 43¹ × 5849¹
LCM(40936,40943) = 239434664