What is the Least Common Multiple of 40957 and 40967?

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 40957 and 40967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40957 and 40967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40957,40967) = 1
LCM(40957,40967) = ( 40957 × 40967) / 1
LCM(40957,40967) = 1677885419 / 1
LCM(40957,40967) = 1677885419

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40957 and 40967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40957 and 40967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40957 and 40967.

Prime Factorization of 40957

Prime Factorization of 40967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40957 and 40967.

LCM(40957,40967) = 7¹ × 5851¹ × 71¹ × 577¹
LCM(40957,40967) = 1677885419