What is the Least Common Multiple of 39655 and 39662?

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 39655 and 39662 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39655 and 39662, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39655,39662) = 7
LCM(39655,39662) = ( 39655 × 39662) / 7
LCM(39655,39662) = 1572796610 / 7
LCM(39655,39662) = 224685230

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39655 and 39662 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39655 and 39662. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39655 and 39662.

Prime Factorization of 39655

Prime Factorization of 39662

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39655 and 39662.

LCM(39655,39662) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 103¹ × 2¹ × 2833¹
LCM(39655,39662) = 224685230