What is the Least Common Multiple of 38996 and 39003?

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 38996 and 39003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 38996 and 39003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(38996,39003) = 1
LCM(38996,39003) = ( 38996 × 39003) / 1
LCM(38996,39003) = 1520960988 / 1
LCM(38996,39003) = 1520960988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 38996 and 39003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 38996 and 39003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 38996 and 39003.

Prime Factorization of 38996

Prime Factorization of 39003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 38996 and 39003.

LCM(38996,39003) = 2² × 9749¹ × 3¹ × 13001¹
LCM(38996,39003) = 1520960988