What is the Least Common Multiple of 38987 and 39007?

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 38987 and 39007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38987 and 39007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38987,39007) = 1
LCM(38987,39007) = ( 38987 × 39007) / 1
LCM(38987,39007) = 1520765909 / 1
LCM(38987,39007) = 1520765909

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38987 and 39007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38987 and 39007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38987 and 39007.

Prime Factorization of 38987

Prime Factorization of 39007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38987 and 39007.

LCM(38987,39007) = 13¹ × 2999¹ × 19¹ × 2053¹
LCM(38987,39007) = 1520765909