What is the Least Common Multiple of 39838 and 39847?

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 39847 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 39847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39838,39847) = 1
LCM(39838,39847) = ( 39838 × 39847) / 1
LCM(39838,39847) = 1587424786 / 1
LCM(39838,39847) = 1587424786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39838 and 39847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39838 and 39847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39838 and 39847.

Prime Factorization of 39838

Prime Factorization of 39847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39838 and 39847.

LCM(39838,39847) = 2¹ × 19919¹ × 39847¹
LCM(39838,39847) = 1587424786