What is the Least Common Multiple of 39849 and 39857?

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 39849 and 39857 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39849 and 39857, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39849,39857) = 1
LCM(39849,39857) = ( 39849 × 39857) / 1
LCM(39849,39857) = 1588261593 / 1
LCM(39849,39857) = 1588261593

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39849 and 39857 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39849 and 39857. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39849 and 39857.

Prime Factorization of 39849

Prime Factorization of 39857

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39849 and 39857.

LCM(39849,39857) = 3¹ × 37¹ × 359¹ × 39857¹
LCM(39849,39857) = 1588261593