What is the Least Common Multiple of 39797 and 39817?

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 39797 and 39817 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39797 and 39817, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39797,39817) = 1
LCM(39797,39817) = ( 39797 × 39817) / 1
LCM(39797,39817) = 1584597149 / 1
LCM(39797,39817) = 1584597149

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39797 and 39817 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39797 and 39817. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39797 and 39817.

Prime Factorization of 39797

Prime Factorization of 39817

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39797 and 39817.

LCM(39797,39817) = 17¹ × 2341¹ × 29¹ × 1373¹
LCM(39797,39817) = 1584597149