What is the Least Common Multiple of 40937 and 40947?

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 40937 and 40947 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40937 and 40947, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40937,40947) = 1
LCM(40937,40947) = ( 40937 × 40947) / 1
LCM(40937,40947) = 1676247339 / 1
LCM(40937,40947) = 1676247339

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40937 and 40947 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40937 and 40947. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40937 and 40947.

Prime Factorization of 40937

Prime Factorization of 40947

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40937 and 40947.

LCM(40937,40947) = 13¹ × 47¹ × 67¹ × 3¹ × 13649¹
LCM(40937,40947) = 1676247339