What is the Least Common Multiple of 39838 and 39843?

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 39838 and 39843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39838 and 39843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39838,39843) = 1
LCM(39838,39843) = ( 39838 × 39843) / 1
LCM(39838,39843) = 1587265434 / 1
LCM(39838,39843) = 1587265434

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39838 and 39843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39838 and 39843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39838 and 39843.

Prime Factorization of 39838

Prime Factorization of 39843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39838 and 39843.

LCM(39838,39843) = 2¹ × 19919¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 233¹
LCM(39838,39843) = 1587265434