What is the Least Common Multiple of 40956 and 40965?

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 40965 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 40965, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40956,40965) = 3
LCM(40956,40965) = ( 40956 × 40965) / 3
LCM(40956,40965) = 1677762540 / 3
LCM(40956,40965) = 559254180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40956 and 40965 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40956 and 40965. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40956 and 40965.

Prime Factorization of 40956

Prime Factorization of 40965

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40956 and 40965.

LCM(40956,40965) = 2² × 3¹ × 3413¹ × 5¹ × 2731¹
LCM(40956,40965) = 559254180