What is the Least Common Multiple of 39561 and 39581?

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 39561 and 39581 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39561 and 39581, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39561,39581) = 1
LCM(39561,39581) = ( 39561 × 39581) / 1
LCM(39561,39581) = 1565863941 / 1
LCM(39561,39581) = 1565863941

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39561 and 39581 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39561 and 39581. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39561 and 39581.

Prime Factorization of 39561

Prime Factorization of 39581

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39561 and 39581.

LCM(39561,39581) = 3¹ × 13187¹ × 39581¹
LCM(39561,39581) = 1565863941