What is the Least Common Multiple of 39847 and 39854?

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 39847 and 39854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39847 and 39854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39847,39854) = 1
LCM(39847,39854) = ( 39847 × 39854) / 1
LCM(39847,39854) = 1588062338 / 1
LCM(39847,39854) = 1588062338

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39847 and 39854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39847 and 39854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39847 and 39854.

Prime Factorization of 39847

Prime Factorization of 39854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39847 and 39854.

LCM(39847,39854) = 39847¹ × 2¹ × 19927¹
LCM(39847,39854) = 1588062338