What is the Least Common Multiple of 40962 and 40977?

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 40962 and 40977 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40962 and 40977, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40962,40977) = 3
LCM(40962,40977) = ( 40962 × 40977) / 3
LCM(40962,40977) = 1678499874 / 3
LCM(40962,40977) = 559499958

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40962 and 40977 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40962 and 40977. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40962 and 40977.

Prime Factorization of 40962

Prime Factorization of 40977

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40962 and 40977.

LCM(40962,40977) = 2¹ × 3² × 6827¹ × 29¹ × 157¹
LCM(40962,40977) = 559499958