What is the Least Common Multiple of 40956 and 40962?

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 40956 and 40962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40956 and 40962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40956,40962) = 6
LCM(40956,40962) = ( 40956 × 40962) / 6
LCM(40956,40962) = 1677639672 / 6
LCM(40956,40962) = 279606612

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40956 and 40962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40956 and 40962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40956 and 40962.

Prime Factorization of 40956

Prime Factorization of 40962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40956 and 40962.

LCM(40956,40962) = 2² × 3¹ × 3413¹ × 6827¹
LCM(40956,40962) = 279606612