What is the Least Common Multiple of 39697 and 39716?

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 39697 and 39716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39697 and 39716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39697,39716) = 1
LCM(39697,39716) = ( 39697 × 39716) / 1
LCM(39697,39716) = 1576606052 / 1
LCM(39697,39716) = 1576606052

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39697 and 39716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39697 and 39716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39697 and 39716.

Prime Factorization of 39697

Prime Factorization of 39716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39697 and 39716.

LCM(39697,39716) = 7¹ × 53¹ × 107¹ × 2² × 9929¹
LCM(39697,39716) = 1576606052