What is the Least Common Multiple of 6341 and 6355?

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 6341 and 6355 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6341 and 6355, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6341,6355) = 1
LCM(6341,6355) = ( 6341 × 6355) / 1
LCM(6341,6355) = 40297055 / 1
LCM(6341,6355) = 40297055

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6341 and 6355 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6341 and 6355. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6341 and 6355.

Prime Factorization of 6341

Prime Factorization of 6355

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6341 and 6355.

LCM(6341,6355) = 17¹ × 373¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 41¹
LCM(6341,6355) = 40297055