What is the Least Common Multiple of 40937 and 40954?

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 40954 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 40954, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40937,40954) = 1
LCM(40937,40954) = ( 40937 × 40954) / 1
LCM(40937,40954) = 1676533898 / 1
LCM(40937,40954) = 1676533898

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40937 and 40954 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40937 and 40954. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40937 and 40954.

Prime Factorization of 40937

Prime Factorization of 40954

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40937 and 40954.

LCM(40937,40954) = 13¹ × 47¹ × 67¹ × 2¹ × 20477¹
LCM(40937,40954) = 1676533898