What is the Least Common Multiple of 40942 and 40957?

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 40942 and 40957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40942 and 40957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40942,40957) = 1
LCM(40942,40957) = ( 40942 × 40957) / 1
LCM(40942,40957) = 1676861494 / 1
LCM(40942,40957) = 1676861494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40942 and 40957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40942 and 40957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40942 and 40957.

Prime Factorization of 40942

Prime Factorization of 40957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40942 and 40957.

LCM(40942,40957) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 1861¹ × 7¹ × 5851¹
LCM(40942,40957) = 1676861494