What is the Least Common Multiple of 39691 and 39701?

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 39691 and 39701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39691 and 39701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39691,39701) = 1
LCM(39691,39701) = ( 39691 × 39701) / 1
LCM(39691,39701) = 1575772391 / 1
LCM(39691,39701) = 1575772391

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39691 and 39701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39691 and 39701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39691 and 39701.

Prime Factorization of 39691

Prime Factorization of 39701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39691 and 39701.

LCM(39691,39701) = 19¹ × 2089¹ × 29¹ × 37²
LCM(39691,39701) = 1575772391