What is the Least Common Multiple of 40998 and 41018?

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 40998 and 41018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40998 and 41018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40998,41018) = 2
LCM(40998,41018) = ( 40998 × 41018) / 2
LCM(40998,41018) = 1681655964 / 2
LCM(40998,41018) = 840827982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40998 and 41018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40998 and 41018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40998 and 41018.

Prime Factorization of 40998

Prime Factorization of 41018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40998 and 41018.

LCM(40998,41018) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 6833¹ × 20509¹
LCM(40998,41018) = 840827982