What is the Least Common Multiple of 40951 and 40964?

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 40951 and 40964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40951 and 40964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40951,40964) = 1
LCM(40951,40964) = ( 40951 × 40964) / 1
LCM(40951,40964) = 1677516764 / 1
LCM(40951,40964) = 1677516764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40951 and 40964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40951 and 40964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40951 and 40964.

Prime Factorization of 40951

Prime Factorization of 40964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40951 and 40964.

LCM(40951,40964) = 31¹ × 1321¹ × 2² × 7² × 11¹ × 19¹
LCM(40951,40964) = 1677516764