What is the Least Common Multiple of 39699 and 39717?

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 39699 and 39717 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39699 and 39717, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39699,39717) = 9
LCM(39699,39717) = ( 39699 × 39717) / 9
LCM(39699,39717) = 1576725183 / 9
LCM(39699,39717) = 175191687

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39699 and 39717 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39699 and 39717. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39699 and 39717.

Prime Factorization of 39699

Prime Factorization of 39717

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39699 and 39717.

LCM(39699,39717) = 3³ × 11¹ × 401¹ × 1471¹
LCM(39699,39717) = 175191687