What is the Least Common Multiple of 39480 and 39497?

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 39480 and 39497 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39480 and 39497, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39480,39497) = 1
LCM(39480,39497) = ( 39480 × 39497) / 1
LCM(39480,39497) = 1559341560 / 1
LCM(39480,39497) = 1559341560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39480 and 39497 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39480 and 39497. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39480 and 39497.

Prime Factorization of 39480

Prime Factorization of 39497

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39480 and 39497.

LCM(39480,39497) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 47¹ × 127¹ × 311¹
LCM(39480,39497) = 1559341560