What is the Least Common Multiple of 40999 and 41014?

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 40999 and 41014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 40999 and 41014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(40999,41014) = 1
LCM(40999,41014) = ( 40999 × 41014) / 1
LCM(40999,41014) = 1681532986 / 1
LCM(40999,41014) = 1681532986

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 40999 and 41014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 40999 and 41014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 40999 and 41014.

Prime Factorization of 40999

Prime Factorization of 41014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 40999 and 41014.

LCM(40999,41014) = 7¹ × 5857¹ × 2¹ × 20507¹
LCM(40999,41014) = 1681532986