What is the Least Common Multiple of 39591 and 39597?

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 39591 and 39597 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39591 and 39597, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39591,39597) = 3
LCM(39591,39597) = ( 39591 × 39597) / 3
LCM(39591,39597) = 1567684827 / 3
LCM(39591,39597) = 522561609

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39591 and 39597 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39591 and 39597. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39591 and 39597.

Prime Factorization of 39591

Prime Factorization of 39597

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39591 and 39597.

LCM(39591,39597) = 3² × 53¹ × 83¹ × 67¹ × 197¹
LCM(39591,39597) = 522561609