What is the Least Common Multiple of 40943 and 40953?

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 40943 and 40953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40943 and 40953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40943,40953) = 1
LCM(40943,40953) = ( 40943 × 40953) / 1
LCM(40943,40953) = 1676738679 / 1
LCM(40943,40953) = 1676738679

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40943 and 40953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40943 and 40953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40943 and 40953.

Prime Factorization of 40943

Prime Factorization of 40953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40943 and 40953.

LCM(40943,40953) = 7¹ × 5849¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 73¹
LCM(40943,40953) = 1676738679