What is the Least Common Multiple of 39717 and 39730?

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 39717 and 39730 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39717 and 39730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39717,39730) = 1
LCM(39717,39730) = ( 39717 × 39730) / 1
LCM(39717,39730) = 1577956410 / 1
LCM(39717,39730) = 1577956410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39717 and 39730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39717 and 39730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39717 and 39730.

Prime Factorization of 39717

Prime Factorization of 39730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39717 and 39730.

LCM(39717,39730) = 3³ × 1471¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 137¹
LCM(39717,39730) = 1577956410