What is the Least Common Multiple of 39850 and 39858?

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 39850 and 39858 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 39850 and 39858, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(39850,39858) = 2
LCM(39850,39858) = ( 39850 × 39858) / 2
LCM(39850,39858) = 1588341300 / 2
LCM(39850,39858) = 794170650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 39850 and 39858 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 39850 and 39858. First we will calculate the prime factors of 39850 and 39858.

Prime Factorization of 39850

Prime Factorization of 39858

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 39850 and 39858.

LCM(39850,39858) = 2¹ × 5² × 797¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 73¹
LCM(39850,39858) = 794170650