What is the Least Common Multiple of 39651 and 39659?

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 39651 and 39659 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39651 and 39659, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39651,39659) = 1
LCM(39651,39659) = ( 39651 × 39659) / 1
LCM(39651,39659) = 1572519009 / 1
LCM(39651,39659) = 1572519009

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39651 and 39659 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39651 and 39659. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39651 and 39659.

Prime Factorization of 39651

Prime Factorization of 39659

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39651 and 39659.

LCM(39651,39659) = 3¹ × 13217¹ × 39659¹
LCM(39651,39659) = 1572519009